White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
Welcome to Chess Summer School! We’re in the third week of king side castled position attacking possibilities. This week is about possibilities when there’s a pawn on h6.
From Farago-Nordstrom, Dresden 1969: 1.Bxh6 gxh6 2.Nxd7 Nxd7 [2...Qxd7 3.Qxh6 Qc6 4.f3 e5 5.dxe5 Ng4 6.Qg5+ Kf8 7.Qxg4] 3.Qxh6 Nf8 4.Re3 The rook lift is a key idea in all assaults. Red8 5.Rh3 [5.Rg3+ Qxg3 6.fxg3 f5 takes a little longer.] The mate on h8 is decisive. 1–0
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