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22 Sep 13
23 Sep 13
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Originally posted by robbie carrobiePerhaps
[b][hidden]looks like Rc6 wins , king has two squares, d7 then Rd6 wins the bishop, or Kf7 which leads to Bg6 and mate (did in my head, probably wrong but its good exercise[/hidden]
oops just saw the bishop is attacked on b4, oh well, im bust as well[/b]
Bh7
The king must move and (I think) can be chased into mate or a Queen fork.
23 Sep 13
Originally posted by wolfgang59
Perhaps [hidden]Bh7[/hidden]
The king must move and (I think) can be chased into mate or a Queen fork.
This was my thinking, after blundering a bit. I had to work on it CC style, as I did not trust my OTB style calculations with such an open board. The best part (to me) is that your idea means that black must move his king or queen in response, which does aid calculation. Technically, I think you are eschewing the fork in favor of the skewer.
23 Sep 13
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It is indeed 1.Bh7! not only with the skewer threat but the opening of the e-file, which results in mate if black tries to save the Q.
Or, if black takes the N on move 4:
Of course, black can give up the Q to avoid mate in some of the lines below. But, assuming he doesn't:
Ok, blah blah blah, all those variations. The bottom line is black's K is much more danger than is first apparent. The opening of the e-file is that little extra something that pushes things over the tipping point.
In the game, Spassky managed to beat Geller with 1.Rc6+ but it obviously took longer.
