Nice move

I was going through some games of Maxim Sorokin this morning. Sorokin died from injuries sustained in a car crash earlier this week.

Here is the position just before the end of a game where Sorokin was White against the Irish (via Russia) GM Alexander Baburin:


White to move and win.

Originally posted by Fat Lady
I was going through some games of Maxim Sorokin this morning. Sorokin died from injuries sustained in a car crash earlier this week.

Here is the position just before the end of a game where Sorokin was White against the Irish (via Russia) GM Alexander Baburin:

[fen]r2q3k/pp3r1p/3ppp1B/2bNnR1Q/2p1P3/2P4R/PP4PP/7K w 0 23[/fen]
White to move and win.

Seems like Rxe5

Originally posted by Korch
Seems like Rxe5

That's what I thought as I was going through the game, but Sorokin found a much better move!

Originally posted by Fat Lady
I was going through some games of Maxim Sorokin this morning. Sorokin died from injuries sustained in a car crash earlier this week.

Here is the position just before the end of a game where Sorokin was White against the Irish (via Russia) GM Alexander Baburin:

[fen]r2q3k/pp3r1p/3ppp1B/2bNnR1Q/2p1P3/2P4R/PP4PP/7K w 0 23[/fen]
White to move and win.

Rxf6 also looks forcing... am I wrong?

Bishop to f8?

Bg5 wins the queen

What about 1 Bg7 Rxg7 2 Nxf6

How about Nxf6?

Originally posted by tapestry
What about 1 Bg7 Rxg7 2 Nxf6

Seems like this is the right one.

Originally posted by tapestry
What about 1 Bg7 Rxg7 2 Nxf6

2... Qe7

Originally posted by tapestry
What about 1 Bg7 Rxg7 2 Nxf6

edit: see onxy2006 post above

Originally posted by london nick
Is that not countered with Qe7?

Yes it is. So 1.Bg7 is wrong.

What about 1.Bg5 ?

Yes the answer must be Bg5