1.Rxd6
Can Black safely
recapture the rook? No, Black's best is the mild-mannered
1...Rf7, remaining a piece down, with a lost game.
Here's what happens if Black recaptures the rook:
1...Qxd6
The exchange sacrifice attracts the black queen right where White
wants her. Here comes the fireworks!
2.Bxg7+
Kg8 3.c5+
Discovered check! And the way to make him pay is to threaten
another piece with the piece that moves to "uncover" the check - in
this case the pawn.
Here the queen can only interpose
to avoid check, with 3...Qd5, after which her royal highness bites the
dust.
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