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Subject: WM-Express question from a chess patzer

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 10:19:43 12/14/05


[D]5r1k/1p2r1b1/p2p1q1p/P2B1P1R/2P1p2R/4Q2K/7P/8 w - - bm Rg4; id
WM_Test_Express_30";

Rxh6+ looks like an easy win.  Obvously it's wrong because chess engines avoid
it.  What am I missing?

[Event "Edited position"]
[Site "DCORBIT64"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "-"]
[White "-"]
[Black "-"]
[Result "*"]
[FEN "5r1k/1p2r1b1/p2p1q1p/P2B1P1R/2P1p2R/4Q2K/7P/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]

{--------------
. . . . . r . k
. p . . r . b .
p . . p . q . p
P . . B . P . R
. . P . p . . R
. . . . Q . . K
. . . . . . . P
. . . . . . . .
white to play
--------------}
1. Rxh6+ Bxh6 2. Rxh6+ Qxh6+ 3. Qxh6+
*

P+B+Q for R+R.  Seems so simple.  But I have clearly overlooked something
obvious.  What is it?




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