Today’s 5-second tactic!
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
17. Na5!! QxN (it is too late to retreat) 18. Rd8-ch!! wins in every line. Black either loses his Queen or gets mated.
POSITION AFTER BLACK’S 16th MOVE (16…Qc6)
(from analysis)
Black threatens to capture the Knight on e4. 17.Rhd1 looks strong, but isn’t (!): 17…Nd7! and Black can successfully defend. Nor does 17.Nbd2 promise more than just a slight edge. And then there is 17.Qd1 (?!) which again is answered by 17…Nd7!
HOW DOES WHITE DELIVER THE KNOCK-OUT BLOW?
Remember: you have just 5-seconds to solve this!
GOOD LUCK!
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Solution below
Tiger says: Don’t cheat!
SOLUTION:
17. Na5!! QxN (it is too late to retreat) 18. Rd8-ch!! wins in every line. Black either loses his Queen or gets mated.