White To Move ( Reti vs Tartakower)

Here is a very beautiful miniature played between two very skilled players (Reti vs Tartakower).
I left out the remainder of the game so that it would be a white to move and win puzzle.

Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromfics
Here is a very beautiful miniature played between two very skilled players (Reti vs Tartakower).
I left out the remainder of the game so that it would be a white to move and win puzzle.

[pgn] [Event "?"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1910"] [Round "?"][White "Reti"] [Black "Tartakower"] [Result "1-0"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Qd3 e5 6.dxe5 Qa5+ 7.Bd2 Qxe5 8. O-O-O Nxe4 1-0 [/pgn]

Isn't this a standard mating pattern?

1. Qd8+ Kxd8 2. Bg5+

It's not standard to EVERYONE. 🙂

i can just go to chessgames.com and search for this game, but yeah Qd8+