Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Very very beautiful tactic.
1. Bxf4! gxf4 (forced since Black threatens to capture queen/rook)
2. Nh4! (threatening to remove the light-square bishop which is guarding g4)
2…. Be2
3. Qf5!
(3. Rxe2?? is incorrect 3…. Qxe2 and there is a change of guard)
Black threatens Qg6+ with mate soon to come. White must pay a heavy price to prevent it.
I have a cute (easy) tactical position for you.
1r3r2/pq3pkp/2bR1pn1/2p1p3/p1P4P/P1Q2NP1/1P1RPPB1/6K1
My opponent in a blitz game allowed 1. h5 Ne7 2. R:f6 K:f6 3 Q:e5#
1…Bxf4
2 gxf4 Nh4
1. … Nxf4 2. gf4 Qf5
1. Bxf4, Qc3 (taking the Bishop with gxf4 loses to Nh4 and the mate threat)
2. Bxc1 and Black has an advantage