Karpov, Anatoly – Korchnoi, Victor (World Championship 1978), presented by Andreas
White to move. How should White proceed?
4rkr1/2p2p1p/pq2b3/1p3N2/8/2PR1Q2/PP4PP/5R1K w – – 0 25
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
World Champion’s Tactic
looks like Nh6, e.g., if Rg7 then
Rd7 and if Bxd7 then Qxf7 mating
The best I can see is:
1. Nh6 Rg7
2. Rd7 Re7
3. Rxe7 Kxe7
4. Qf6+ Kd7
5. Qxg7 winning a rook.
3. Rd8+ Re8
4. Qa8 Bd7 doesn’t look very promising for white to me.
The best I can see is:
1. Nh6 Rg7
2. Rd7 Re7
3. Rxe7 Kxe7
4. Qf6+ Kd7
5. Qxg7 winning a rook.
This looks good. Korchnoi didn’t follow your line, but nothing was going to save him.
3. Rd8+ Re8
4. Qa8 Bd7 doesn’t look very promising for white to me.
You don’t know your own strength 馃檪 5.Re1 strangles Black.
“You don’t know your own strength 馃檪 5.Re1 strangles Black.”
5.. Rg5 and after the exchange of Rooks and the Black King escapes to g7 and the Knight on h6 is quite trapped.
5.. Rg5 and after the exchange of Rooks and the Black King escapes to g7 and the Knight on h6 is quite trapped.
No exchange of rooks:
1.Nh6 Rg7
2.Rd7 Re7
3.Rd8+ Re8
4.Qa8 Bd7
5.Re1 Rg5
6.Rxd7
… steamrollers Black.