penetrate his position. For example: 15. ... dxe4? 16. Qxe4 Nf6 (If Black allows the white queen to get even deeper into his position with 16. ... f5? 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 [or on 17. ... Kh7 18. Ng5+ Kh8 19. Qg6 Nf6 20. Rxh6+ Bxh6 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Ne6 threatening mate at g7 and the f8-rook] when White will eliminate the defending pieces and then overpower the remaining defense with three attack- ing pieces, e.g. 18. Bxh6! Bxh6 19. Rxh6+ Nxh6 20. Qxh6+ Kg8 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22. 0-0-0 and it’s over.) 17. Qh4 h5 18. Bg5 (or 18. Rg1) is
decisive. Also, Black can’t afford to trade his bishop which defends the kingside for after: 15. ... Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. f3! Ne5 (17. ... Ne3 18. Qf2! wins; Also on the retreat 17. ... Nf6 18. Qg2+ Kh8 19. Rxh6+ Nh7 20. Qh2 Qg7 21. Be3 White develops a strong attack with the imme- diate threat 22. Ke2 and 23. Rg1. Here on 21. ... d4 22. Bxd4 Qxd4 White concludes his attack with 23. Rxh7+ Kg8 24. Ke2! Qxc4+ 25. Kd2 Qd4+ 26. Kc2 Nd7 27. Rg1+ Qxg1 28. Rh8+ Kg7 29. Qh6 mate). Continuing after 17. ... Ne5 18. Qg2+
Ng6 19. Bxh6 Re8 20. Rd1 Qf6 21. f4 with strong attacking chances.
16. e5!
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After 16. e5 Reopening the queen’s diagonal while
“stalemating” the g4-knight and threaten- ing 17. Qe4 f5 18. exf6 e.p. Nxf6 19. Qxe6+ with a continuing attack.
16. ... Nd7 17. Be3 With Black’s queen knight developed
White wants to avoid 17. Qe4 f5 18. exf6 e.p. Ndxf6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 which leaves Black attacking!
17. ... f5 18. 0-0-0 c5 The move 18. ... f4 allows the penetrat-
ing 19. Qg6 when 19. ... fxe3 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 (If Black plays 20. ... Kh7 instead of 20. ... Kh8 then mate arrives in the shape of 21. Ng5+ Kh8 22. Qg6 Ndf6 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Rxh6+ [24. Na4] 24. ... Bxh6 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Rh1+ Nh7 28. Qxh7 mate) 21. Qxg4 exf2 22. Ng5! Rad8 23. Qe4 leads to mate.
19. d5!
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After 19. d5
The text move gives White strong attacking chances by activating all his pieces and and forcing Black to expose his king if he is going to win the central pawns.
19. ... f4 Here on 19. ... Ndxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21.
Rdg1 Kf7 would allow White to penetrate and coordinate his pieces in a winning attack, e.g. 22. Rxg4! fxg4 23. Rxh6 Bf6 24. dxe6+ Qxe6 when on either (a) 24. ... Kxe6 25. Qe4+ Kf7 26. Rh7+ Bg7 27. Qd5+ Kg6 28. Qh5+ Kf6 29. Nd5+; (b) 24. ... Ke8 25. Qg6+ Kd8 26. Bg5! Bxg5+ 27. Qxg5+ Kc8 (27. ... Ke8 28. Nd5 Qd6 29. Qg6+ Kd8 30. e7+) 28. e7 attacking the queen and the rook. 25. Qg6+ Ke7 26. Bxc5+ Kd7 27. Rh7+ Kc6 28. Re7! Qg8 29. Qe4+ Kxc5 30. Rc7+ Kb6 (30. ... Kd6 31. Nb5 mate) 31. Qxb7+ Ka5 32. Rc5 mate (or 32. Qb5 mate).
20. Ng5 hxg5 21. Qh7+ Kf7 22. Ne4! Pouncing on the weakness at g5 and
the positional hole at d6 simultaneously. White brings another piece into attack— but there are even more elements in this attack than apparent; both the d5 and e5 pawns are powerful.
22. ... exd5 22. ... Ndxe5 23. dxe6+ should win.
23. e6+! White wants to keep up the hunt for the
black king in the middle of the board. It is true that after 23. Nxg5+ Ke8 24. Qxg7 fxe3 25. Rh7 is also devastating.
23. ... Kxe6 On 23. ... Qxe6 24. Nxg5+ wins. 24. Qxg7
The force of White’s attacking power pins the d5-pawn. 24. ... Ngf6 If 24. ... dxe4 25. Qxd7+ Ke5 26. Rd5+
Kf6 27. Rf5+ Kg6 28. Qh7 mate. Also on 24. ... fxe3 White can continue to batter the black king with 25. Nxg5+ Kf5 (If Black now tried to hide on the queenside: 25. ... Kd6 26. Rxd5+! Kc7 [26. ... Kxd5
27. Rd1+ Kc6 28. Qxd7 mate] 27. Qxd7+ Kb8 28. Ne6 and now on 28. ... exf2 [Here on 28. ... Rc8 29. Qxc8+ Kxc8 30. Rh8+ Qd8 31. Rhxd8 mate so the reader should note the excellent interaction of the White pieces.] 29. Nxf8 and by simply capturing the rook White threatens mate with 29. Qe8+ Kc7 30. Rh7) 26. Qxd7+ Kxg5 27. Rxd5+ Kf4 28. fxe3+ Kxe3 29. Qxg4 when White’s rooks and queen decisively threaten the black king with different mates. One possibility is 29. ... Rae8 30. Re1+ Kf2 31. Rd2+ Kxe1 32. Qd1 mate.
25. Bxc5!
An attacking player will do most any- thing to clear another file for a rook! 25. ... Nxc5 26. Nxc5+ Qxc5 27. Rde1+ Kf5 Or on 27. ... Ne4 28. Rh6+ Kf5 29.
Qd7+ Ke5 30. Qe6+ Kd4 31. Rd1+ Nd2 32. Rxd2 mate; 27. ... Kd6 28. Qe7+ Kc6 29. Re6+ Kb5 30. Qxb7+ (Even stronger is 30. a4+) 30. ... Qb6 31. a4+ Kxa4 32. Rxb6 axb6 33. Qxb6 threatening 34. Kc2 or 34. Rh3 with mate to follow on the a-file. 33. ... Rab8 (33. ... Rfb8 34. Qxf6 picks up the knight.) 34. Qa6+ Kb4 35. Rh6 Ne4 36. Qa3+ Kb5 37. Ra6! c3 38. Qa4+ Kc5 39. Rc6 mate.
28. Rh5!
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After 28. Rh5 Another healthy shot! “Let him take as
many pieces as he likes if I can corral his king!” With the text move White threatens either Rxg5 mate or Qxg5 mate. If Black tries to run now with the king
he just sends it in the lion's mouth, e.g.: 28. ... Kg4 29. Qxg5+ Kf3 30. Rh3+ Kxf2 31. Qg1 mate. So the sacrifice has to be accepted.
28. ... Nxh5 29. Re5+ Kg4 30. Qxg5+ Kf3 31. Qxh5+ Kxf2 32. Qe2+!, Black resigned.
Black resigned as the black king gets
mated on the h-file. e.g. 32. ... Kg3 33. Rg5+ Kh3 34. Qh5 mate.
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