This was an actual position in the Svidler – Leko game (after 26…Qd7) at the Nalchik Grand Prix in round 9. It is White to move. How should White continue? No computer analysis please.
5r1k/1b1q1ppp/p7/1p1nB2Q/2pN4/2P4P/PP3PP1/4R1K1 w – – 0 27
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
1Bxg7+ Kxg7 2 Nf5+ Kh8 3 Re7
After 3..Nxe7 4 Qg5 will mate soon
After 3..Qc8 4 Rxf7 Rxf7 5 Qxf7 Qg8
6 Qxb7 W. are 2 P. up.
Olimat
Correction:
on the line 3..Nxe7, the winning
move is 4 Qh6
On the line 3.. Qc8 4 Qh6 could be better
than Rxf7
Olimat
Olimat: your solution is wrong. After Qh6
black simply takes the white knight with Nxf5.
I needed an engine to find the actual
solution. Very deep and very beautiful!
Anonymous:
I do not agree:
After 4..Nxf5 5 Qxf8 is mat!
Olimat
“After 4..Nxf5 5 Qxf8 is mat!”
What about Ng8 blocking the Queen?
27.Bxg7+ Kxg7 28.Qe5+! (28.Nf5+? Kh8!) 28…Kg8 (28…f6 29.Ne6+ Kg8 30.Qg3+; 28…Kg6 29.Qg3+ Kf6 30.Re4!) 29.Nf5 f6 30.Qg3+ Kh8 31.Re7! Qxe7 32.Nxe7 Nxe7 33.Qc7!
27.Bxg7+ Kxg7 28.Qe5+! (28.Nf5+? Kh8!) 28…Kg8 (28…f6 29.Ne6+ Kg8 30.Qg3+; 28…Kg6 29.Qg3+ Kf6 30.Re4!) 29.Nf5 f6 30.Qg3+ Kh8 31.Re7! Qxe7 32.Nxe7 Nxe7 33.Qc7!