Chess tactics 58 in Chess Tactics Chess Training on June 17, 2017 January 29, 2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Chess tactics 58 WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.06.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Tactics #58"] [Black " Raymond Keene - Erling Mortensen, Aarhus 1983 "] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p2Rp1r1/r2p4/P1p2p2/2P1k3/1P2P1P1/4KP2/R7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] 1. b4 {[pgndiagram] The first step. Due to the threat of b5, White forces Black to take with the c-pawn, freeing the d4 square} (1. f4 {Also wins though} Rh7 2. Rh1 {And Black has to part with a rook} (2. Rxe7+ Rxe7 {[pgndiagram] Now doesn't work, because d4 is unavailable to White})) 1... cxb4 2. f4 Rc6 { [pgndiagram]} (2... Rh7 3. Rxe7+ Rxe7 4. Rd1 {[pgndiagram] And the point of b4 is now revealed. White mates on d4 on the next move}) 3. Rd1 Rxc4 4. Rc7 { [pgndiagram] And White wins.} *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← Chess study 17 – Vasily Platov study Chess study 17 - Vasily Platov study Next PostChess tactics 59 → Chess tactics 59 You May Also Like Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 10 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 76 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 7 View Post