Daily Chess Improvement: Find the crushing blow for white

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  fajac says:

  May 4, 2015 at 1:40 am

  The two bishops are a real power; White only has to find a way for the queen to join the attack, hence:
  1. Rxg7+ Kxg7
  1. … Kh8 2.Qh4+ Kxg7 3.Qh7#
  2. Bh6+!! A sacrifice in order to draw the king to h6, where the queen can check from h4.
  2. … Kxh6 What else? If
  2. … Kg8/h8 then 3.Qxf8+ Rxf8 4.Rxf8#
  3. Qh4+ Kg7
  4. Qh7#

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    Yancey Ward says:

    February 9, 2016 at 11:31 am

    Exactly the insight needed- to get the queen on the h-file with check. The remaining rook cuts off the f-file from the black king, and the remaining bishop is all the additional help needed once the white queen is on h4 with move in hand.

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  PROF.S.G.BHAT says:

  May 4, 2015 at 8:06 am

  Short’s life was shortened.

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  IA Rohan Waithe says:

  February 9, 2016 at 9:48 pm

  Fantastic!! All forcing moves. excellent analysis by fajac and Yancey Ward.