'Chess Tactics for Champions' book

Originally posted by adam warlock
I'm looking into 1. Rxg6+ but let me see.

I don't see any mate unless black helps but I can always get material.

Originally posted by adam warlock
I don't see any mate unless black helps but I can always get material.

"Winning line".

Polgar gives a mating line in the text, but she doesn't consider 3...Kf7, whereby a rook is lost and the bishop can be exchanged for a rook, removing the mate thread and giving a won endgame for white.

Polgar gives... 1. Rxg6+ Kh8 2. Rxh6+ Kg7 3. Rg6+ Kh8 4. Qh5#

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In my search for a book as described earlier, I came across Bent Larsen's "Best Games of Chess: Master of Counter Attack"

Anybody read it?

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
"Winning line".

Polgar gives a mating line in the text, but she doesn't consider 3...Kf7, whereby a rook is lost and the bishop can be exchanged for a rook, removing the mate thread and giving a won endgame for white.

Polgar gives... 1. Rxg6+ Kh8 2. Rxh6+ Kg7 3. Rg6+ Kh8 4. Qh5#

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Yep the 3. ... Kf7 was the line I was looking at that had no forced mate. But why doesn't she consider that on her book? Yes black is lost anyway but at least doesn't get mated right away.

Originally posted by adam warlock
Yep the 3. ... Kf7 was the line I was looking at that had no forced mate. But why doesn't she consider that on her book?

I don't know. It seems to be (a very rare) oversight.

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Originally posted by ares3
No, after Bc6 he loses the wQ.
Actually, forget that idea, Bf5+ followed by Be4 seems sound.

Doesn't Bf5+ lose the Bishop to exf5?

The e-pawn has been taken. That was the first part of the question.

Originally posted by Chaswray
Doesn't Bf5+ lose the Bishop to exf5?

By taking the pawn with the bishop, you are "victim" to the pinning tactic Bc6. You can't immediately interpose the white bishop with Bd5 as that square is protected by the black rook, but with the intermediate check of Bf5+, you can then block the pin with Be4.

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Originally posted by ares3
The e-pawn has been taken. That was the first part of the question.

Sorry, my oversight😳

Originally posted by Ragnorak
By taking the pawn with the bishop, you are "victim" to the pinning tactic Bc6. You can't immediately interpose the white bishop with Bd5 as that square is protected by the black rook, but with the intermediate check of Bf5+, you can then block the pin with Be4.

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So was I right?

Originally posted by Chaswray
Sorry, my oversight😳

That's OK, I forgive you. 😛

Originally posted by ares3
So was I right?

Your edit was. 😉

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
Your edit was. 😉

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Thanks... the edit was in place before you said the answer though.🙂