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9.11.15








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I remember skimming through Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess one day, and saw a comment to the effect that you really had to watch out for bishops, because as long-range weapons they can be real easy to overlook.








Here White has been attacking, and appears to have sacrificed already a pawn and an exchange.  But Black seems to have his defenses well in hand, with plenty of pieces around his king, and the pawn at h6 evicting the pesky white knight.

1.Qg6








White instead takes advantage of the power of the pin, particularly the power of an absolute pin, as in this case.  The f-pawn is pinned against the king by that sneaky sniper down at a2!

1...hxg5 2.Nxg5








Black captured the proffered knight, but as White was able to recapture with another knight, Black really hasn't accomplished anything.

There is no defense to checkmate on h7 on the very next move, so Black resigns.


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