Monday, June 20, 2016

Disconnecting Lines

Black’s rook is protecting his queen and at the same time guarding c6 square. Witness white’s next move inserting a piece which disconnects black’s coordination of pieces while breaking black’s defenses. What do you think is white’s plan? Stefansson-Piket (Antwerpen, 1998)
White to play and win. Solution: 1. Bb5+! RxB 2. Qc6+ Kd7 3. Qc7+ Ke8 4. QxB Ke7 5.Rd7+ mate.

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