A cool little tactic

BigDogg

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11 Dec 15 19:15

BigDogg

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11 Dec 15 19:15

White just played Bd2, leaving his Q in the crosshairs of a battery. How does Black make him pay for it?

pdunne

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11 Dec 15 19:48

Best I can find is 1…Nb4 2. Qb3 (Qd1 Nxd3#; Qa5 Nxd3+ 3. Kd1 Nxf2+ & 4…Nxh1) Ba4 3. Qxa4 Nxd3+ 4. Kd1 Nxf2+ 5. Ke1 Nxh1, but it looks unclear because the Black Knight is stuck in the corner, so it's just 2 light pieces for a R and a P. Am I missing something?

BigDogg

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11 Dec 15 20:30

Originally posted by pdunne
Best I can find is 1…Nb4 2. Qb3 (Qd1 Nxd3#; Qa5 Nxd3+ 3. Kd1 Nxf2+ & 4…Nxh1) Ba4 3. Qxa4 Nxd3+ 4. Kd1 Nxf2+ 5. Ke1 Nxh1, but it looks unclear because the Black Knight is stuck in the corner, so it's just 2 light pieces for a R and a P. Am I missing something?

Yes. You had a better continuation near the end.

pdunne

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11 Dec 15 21:26

Oh, yeah, obvious when I put it on a board: Nxb2+ instead of Nxf2+ wins the Queen. Nice combination, not so easy to see.

byedidia

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11 Dec 15 21:45

Nice.

sonhouse

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12 Dec 15 13:56

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
Yes. You had a better continuation near the end.

Nice alright. Is this a composition or from a real game?

BigDogg

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12 Dec 15 15:23

Originally posted by sonhouse
Nice alright. Is this a composition or from a real game?

It's from a game.