White has broken open Black’s castled position and has exposed the Black king. White’s next step is to find a way to draw the Black king forward to mate him. Just keep checking is always one plan!

This stunning finish was from a game in 1946 between Eduard Jambart and Faouzi Tibi that is one of the very best examples of luring an opposition king forward into a mating net. Not only is the queen sacrifice dazzling, but you have to notice the role of the bishops. The bishop just sitting on c1 is indirectly attacking the knight on h6, and that it crucial as it allows the discovered check after Qxh6. The bishop on c4 also does damage by returning to its original square f1 to deliver the mate. 1.Qxh6+ Kxh6 1...Kh8 2.Qxh7# 2.Ne6+ Kh5 2...Be3 3.Rf6+ Kh5 4.Bxe3 Ng6 (4...Qxe7 5.Rh6#) 5.Ng7+ Kh4 6.g3+ Kh3 7.Bf1# 3.Rf5+ Bxf5 3...Kh4 4.Bg5+ Kh5 5.Ng7# 4.Be2+ Bg4 4...Nf3 5.Ng7+ Kg4 6.Bxf3+ Kh4 7.Ngxf5# 5.Ng7+ Kh4 6.g3+ 6.Nef5+ Bxf5 7.Nxf5# 6...Kh3 7.Bf1# You can really learn from this finish!

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