I chose this week's position mainly because I like the
windmill-like action of the knight in the notes to Black's 1st move.
The semi-smothered mating position in that line is pretty fine too.
Check it out, it's worth playing through just for the esthetic value
alone!
1.Nh4 g6
1...Bf8? leads to spectacular fireworks, and a
beautiful final mating position. A knight-fork is followed by a
double-check, a discovered check, another knight-fork, another
double-check, and then finishes with a queen-sac and a semi-smothered
mate that also happens to fork the queen! Whew! 2.Ng6+ Kh7
3.Nxf8+ Kh8 4.Ng6+ Kh7 5.Ne5+ Kh8 (5...g6 6.Qf7+ Kh8 7.Nxg6#)
6.Nf7+ Kg8 7.Nxh6+ Kh8 8.Qg8+ Rxg8 9.Nf7#
Analysis Diagram: after 9.Nf7
mate
2.Qf7
The g6-square is indefensible.
2...Rg8 3.Nxg6+ Rxg6 4.Qxg6 Qf8 5.f5
Opening the c1-h6 diagonal for the dark-squared bishop
to join the assault.
5...Qg7 6.Bxh6
Black can resign now, as this sample line
demonstrates: 6...Qxg6 7.fxg6 d5 8.Rae1 Ne4 9.Rf7 etc.
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