Sunday, June 12, 2016
Helpless King
Defense is an important element in every chess game. However, there are instances where your pieces are not accessible to protect your king. In the given position, blacks pawns are intact however, the knight is the only active piece in his arsenal. Meanwhile, although white has shattered pawns, he has active knight and rooks and a single pawn reaching the 7th rank of the opponents camp. How can white exploit this weakness of his opponent?
Vine-Buse (1966)
Solution: 1. Nc5+!! bxN (..Kc8 2. Re8) 2. Rb1+ Ka6 (Kc8 3. Re8+ Kd7 4. Rd1 mate). 3. c4.. Threatening Ra3... Now, black’s king is helpless.
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