White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
The position is equal.
“The position is equal.”
That must be Lafferty/Vidmar, given his chess rating and jerky ways.
Bxh7+ followed by Qh5
1. Bxh7+ Kxh7
2. Qh5 Kg8 (.. gxf4 2.Qf7+ Kxh6 3. Bxf4)
3. Qg6+ Kf8
4. h7 Bg7
5. Ba3+ Re7
6. Nh5
No defence possible against 7.Qxg7.
1-0
Move 4 and 5 can be played in different order.
4 qh7 gf
5 Ba3 re7
6 qh8 kf7
7 qg7 ke8
8 qg8 #
also works in
the 12:48 anon line.