This is one great attacking lesson! Make sure you play through the variations—very instructional. One hint because this is challenging: the first move is NOT a check or capture!

Solution:

With all these miniatures we will be giving the whole game--Plachetka-Zinn, 1974;1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 Nc6 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e3 d5 5.Bb5 e6 6.Ne5 Qc7 7.0–0 Bd6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.f4 0–0 10.Rf3 Nd7 11.Rh3 g6?? [That kind of move creates a miniature. Best was the survivable 11...f6 12.Qh5 fxe5 13.Qxh7+ Kf7 14.Rg3 Ke8 15.Rxg7 Ba6](See diagram) 12.Qh5 Nf6 [Forced as 12...Rd8 13.Qxh7+ Kf8 14.Qxf7#; 12...gxh5 13.Rg3+ Kh8 14.Nxf7#] 13.Ng4 gxh5 14.Nxf6+ Kh8 [It's mate after 14...Kg7 15.Ne8+ Kh6 16.Bg7+ Kg6 17.Rg3+ Kf5 18.Rg5+ Ke4 19.Nc3#] 15.Rxh5 h6 16.Nxd5+ and Black Resigns because of 16...Kh7 17.Nxc7 Bxc7 18.Rxc5 and Black is down in pawns 8 to 5–-an easy win for White.

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