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We are looking at attacks on h7 in the black castled position. This example is different in that h7 is defended by the king and knight.


Aronsson-Wadling, Halmstad, Sweden, 1951: 1.Bxh7+ Nxh7 2.Qg6 fxe5 3.Qxe8+ Bf8 4.fxe5 Nb6 5.Nh5 Also effective is 5.Rxf8+ Nxf8 6.Rf1 Nbd7 7.Qf7+ Kh7 8.Nh5 Kh6 9.Qxg7+ Kxh5 10.g4+ Kh4 11.Qh6+ Kxg4 12.Rf4# 5...Bd7 6.Rxf8+ Nxf8 7.Qe7 and Black Resigned with mate impending.

 


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