Monday, March 20, 2017

Slam the Door Softly

Hoàng Thanh Trang – 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí)
7th “天津弈诚杯” (“Tiānjīn Yìchéng Cup”) Chinese Chess League Division A; 重庆 (Chóngqìng), April 12, 2011
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Position after 34. Kh2-g3

White has just played Kh2-g3(??) to prevent Black’s Queen from coming to h4, but her “prophylaxis” proves to be a comical confirmation of the Nimzowitschian maxim that the threat is stronger than its execution: 34. ... Qh4+!! 0 : 1. Whether White takes or not, mate is unavoidable: 35. Kxh4 Bf2#; 35. Kg2 Qf2+ 36. Kh1 Qg1#; 35. Kf3 Qf2+ 36. Ke4 Qxf4#; 35. Kh2 Qf2+ 36. Qg2 Bxf4+ 37. Kh1 Qe1+ 38. Qg1 Bc6#.

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