Monday, December 22, 2008

Forcing Chess Move

I've been reading Charles Hertan's Forcing Chess Moves. It looks pretty good so far (I just finished the first chapter; I'll write a review when I've finished the book). It may be pitched just a bit low for me, but it has some very nice positions in it. Here's one:


White to play

Solution in the comments.


// posted by ed g. @ 3:55 PM
Comments:
Qg6 looks killing
# posted by Blogger Temposchlucker : 5:13 PM
 
And after 1. Qg6+ Rg7, then?
# posted by Blogger ed g. : 5:48 PM
 
2.Rxf7
A common theme in problems, with both rooks pinned and two mates threatening (Rdxf8# or Qxg7#) while black can prevent only one of them and the rook on f7 is tabu due to the pins.
# posted by Blogger Temposchlucker : 6:05 PM
 
Yup. Not a hard problem, but a very pretty picture.

It's from Agapov-Nepomnishay, USSR 1983.
# posted by Blogger ed g. : 6:16 PM
 
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