White to move
He saw the correct move here, but missed the second move of the combination. As a consequence, he did not play the correct move. I showed him the solution during postgame analysis, although I, too, missed the shot during the game.
27 January 2017
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Round two of the Spokane Chess Club Winter Championship brought me another victory, but only because my opponent miscalculated at the critical moment. I was objectively lost, but when he misplayed the attack, my fortunes turned in a hurry. A few moves later, I was up a piece and he graciously resigned.
He saw the correct move here, but missed the second move of the combination. As a consequence, he did not play the correct move. I showed him the solution during postgame analysis, although I, too, missed the shot during the game.
He saw the correct move here, but missed the second move of the combination. As a consequence, he did not play the correct move. I showed him the solution during postgame analysis, although I, too, missed the shot during the game.
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Looks like 1.Nxh6+ Kh8 2.Qe2 intending Qh5 is crushing.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. I'm so lucky that he didn't find Qe2, and thus played Bh7+ instead of Nxh6+.
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