Tactics Time: Finish the Job
A chess acquaintance and reader of this blog played a game with a very nice finish the other day and wanted me to see it. I’m glad I did, and am happy to pass it along to you.
Black’s king is in big trouble, and there is more than one way for White to win. But what’s the fastest and most elegant means to that end? The solution may not be so difficult, but it is (1) attractive, (2) was found in a blitz game, and (3) was found without someone standing there telling him to look for something special.
The answer is available if you click below.
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It’s mate in three: 1.Re5! fxe5* 2.Bg5+! hxg5 3.Rh7#.
* If 1…f5, 2.Bg5+ works the same way, and on anything else 2.Rh5 is mate.
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