Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes
Date: 09:32:33 01/05/05
Ernest Pogosyants, 1973 White to play and win
[D]6k1/5Np1/4n3/2Qq2PK/8/8/8/8 w
The black queen is ‘protected’ by a knight fork (on f4) - but only as long as
the forking knight is not pinned, for instance if White’s knight were not on the
board.
1. Nh6+! Kh7! 2. Qc2+ Kh8 3. Qc8+ Nf8. Or 3...Nd8 4. Qxd8+ Qxd8 5. Nf7+. By
interposing the knight on f8 Black covers g8 with his queen. Now both players
have offered knights that were obstructing their own side. 4. Qxf8+ Kh7 5.
Qg8+!! The White pawn is pinned, and it’s worth a queen to get it moving!
5...Qxg8 6. g6+ Kh8 7. Nf7+ Qxf7 8. gxf7 g6+ 9. Kh6! wins, avoiding 9. Kxg6
stalemate.
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