Monday, June 13, 2016

Crisscross Mate

Crisscross mate is a technique to watch out for after long-side castling. Kieseritzky demonstrated this idea in 1844. Kieseritzky-Demonche (Paris, 1844)
Solution: 1. Nb6+!! axN 2. QxN+ bxQ 3. Ba6+ mate. White’s bishops are completely controlling the lines.
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