Sunday, February 26, 2012

Familiar pattern chess tactic


White to move. How should White proceed?
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bxf7+ should win at least a pawn.

pht said...

1. Bxf7+ Kh8
2. Qb3
is simply up with a pawn.
If instead:
1. ... Rxf7
2. Qb3! Nd5 (only move to defend f7)
3. exd5
to be followed by d6!, this looks far worse for black.

Yuly said...

1. Bxf7+ Rxf7
2. Qb3

Haridaran said...

1. Bxf7+ Rxf7
2. Qb3! Nd5
3. Nxf7 ++-

1. Bxf7+ Kh8
2. Bb3 h6
3. Nf7+ Kh7
4. dxe5 Nxe5
5. Bf4 Nfd7
6. Qh5 +-