Thursday, June 30, 2016

A Hole for the King

Not everyone has the skill as displayed by Alexander Alekhine. In this game, Alekhine calculated the series of moves with precision. Alekhine-Yates (London, 1022)
White to play and win. Solution: 1. Nf6 Rgf8 2.Rxg7 RxN 3.Ke5 Black Resigns. (3. Rf8 4. Rh7+ Kg8 5.Rcg7+ mate).
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