Chess tactics 53 in Chess Tactics Chess Training on May 26, 2017 January 29, 2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Chess tactics 53 WHITE TO PLAY [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.05.26"] [Round "?"] [White "Tactics #53"] [Black " Sergei Rublevsky - Alexander Onischuk, Moscow, 1994 "] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b1r2k/ppbnqppp/2pp4/5P2/4P3/P1NB2Q1/1PPB2PP/2K1RR2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] {[pgndiagram] Here White's first move is kinda obvious, but the follow up is difficult. White wants to get rid of both e5 and f6 pawns, in order to have deadly threats against h7 and the black king} 1. f6 $1 {More forcing move order. Black has the choice of three moves, two captures and the queen retreat} (1. e5 {Probably also wins}) (1. Nd5 cxd5 2. exd5 Qf8 {Leads nowhere}) 1... Qf8 {The most resillient defence. White has to display exceptional ingenuity to continue his attack} (1... gxf6 2. Nd5 {[pgndiagram] Beautiful. Now this move works} cxd5 3. exd5 Ne5 (3... Qf8 4. Qh4 {And mate on h7 follows}) 4. Qh4 f5 5. Bg5 Qf8 6. Bf6+ {[pgndiagram] And White wins}) (1... Nxf6 2. e5 $1 {Opening attack on h7} dxe5 3. Qh4 {[pgndiagram] Threatening Rxf6} (3. Bg5 {Is also sufficient} e4 (3... Qf8 4. Rxf6) 4. Qh4 $1 Be5 5. Nxe4) 3... h6 4. Bxh6 {And White wins}) 2. e5 $1 {The idea was already examined} Nxe5 (2... Rxe5 {Also needs to be taken into account} 3. Qh4 $1 {Threatening mate} Rxe1+ (3... g6 4. Bh6 Qe8 5. Bxg6 $3 {[pgndiagram] And wins}) 4. Rxe1 Nxf6 5. Bg5 {[pgndiagram] And here Black doesn't have time to cover both h7 and the back rank} Qg8 (5... Be6 6. Bxf6) 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Qxf6+ Qg7 8. Re8# {Is the issue}) 3. Bxh7 $3 { [pgndiagram] The only move to win} Kxh7 4. Ne4 $1 {It is amazing that such a slow build up to attack can work. White intends Qg5-Qh5+ and Ng5, and there is nothing Black can do} Ng6 5. Qg5 {[pgndiagram]} Rxe4 (5... a6 {Just to demonstrate the threat} 6. Qh5+ Kg8 7. Ng5 {And wins}) 6. Rxe4 {And White has a winning attack. Very hard, but very rewarding tactical puzzle.} *your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts Chess tactics Previous Post← Fast checkmates Fast checkmates Next PostFunny chess problems → Funny chess problems You May Also Like Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 31 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 22 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 29 View Post