Chess study 17 – Vasily Platov study

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Chess study 17

Vasily Platov study

A beautiful study on a familiar theme – the chase and the fork of the Black King and Queen.

Can you spot it?

White to play and win

[Event "tr19 {v} {m}"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "1905.??.??"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Platov V"]  [Black "White wins"]  [Result "*"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "3N4/8/1p5q/3k3P/8/1P3P2/P1P1K2B/1n6 w - - 0 1"]  [PlyCount "15"]  [EventDate "1905.??.??"]   1. c4+ {[pgndiagram] With the check on the first move, Black king is forced on  a dark square} Kd4   (1... Kc5 2. Bd6+ Kd4 {[pgndiagram] Transposes}) 2. Be5+ {  The first fork} Kc5   (2... Kxe5 3. Nf7+ {[pgndiagram]}) 3. Bd6+ {The second fork  } Kd4   (3... Qxd6 4. Nb7+ {[pgndiagram]})   (3... Kxd6 4. Nf7+ {[pgndiagram]}) 4.  Nc6+ Kc3 5. Be5+ Kc2 6. Nb4+ Kc1 7. Bf4+ $1 {[pgndiagram]The third and the  final fork} Qxf4 8. Nd3+ {[pgndiagram]And White wins} *

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