Wednesday 5-second tactic!
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
SARAKAUSKAS,G (2421)
BIRD,A (2190)
From Sunningdale, England this past weekend. An upset in the making! Black is rated more than 200 points above his opponent, but has serious piece-coordination problems; he must resort to tricks in order to survive.
Black seems to have all of his sensitive points covered: g6 and g7 in particular. However, his last move (29…Bb8) , hitting the Rook on c7, has a serious drawback: now Black’s Rooks are not connected! This gives rise to a tactical opportunity!
WHITE TO PLAY AND FORCE MATE!