Today’s tactical shot!
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
POSITION AFTER 15 MOVES:
im LARINO
im IBARRA
From round 5 of this year’s Salou International Tournament. Black had just played 15…Rd8, hitting the Bishop on d6. It turns out that Black’s move is infact a serious error! Notice that Black still has an undeveloped Queenside…
WHAT IS WHITE’S WINNING SHOT?
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY: VERY!
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SOLUTION :
A BEAUTIFUL AND SUPRISING FINISH!
16. Nxd5! Qg5 only good move. If instead 16… exd5 17. Be7! Re8 (17… Qb6 18. Bxd8 Qxd8 19. Bxh7! wins the house) 18. Bxf6 Rxe2 19. Bxd4 with won game. Or if 16… Qf7 17. Ne7 Kh8 18. Bg6! hxg6 19. Qg4 with a winning attack.
17. Ne7! Kh8 If instead 17… Kf7 18. h4! wins as in the game; 18… Qxh4 19. Qf3 Qf6 20. Qh5! Kf8 21. Ng8! etc. 18. h4! BLACK RESIGNS He will either lose significant amounts of material or get mated.
For example: 18… Qf6 [18… Qxh4 19. Nf5! Qf6 20. Be7 etc; or 18… Qh6 19. Nf5 Qg6 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. Nd6 Qf6 22. Qh5 etc] 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Qh5 etc.
A BEAUTIFUL AND SUPRISING FINISH!