Free Course Checkmates 4

Example 4

[Event "New York"] [Site "?"] [Date "1857.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Paulsen"] [Black "Morphy"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r1k1/p1p2ppp/Qbp3r1/8/1P6/2P2P1b/R2P1P1P/2BR3K b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "1857.??.??"] 1... Bg2+ 2. Kg1 Bxf3+ 3. Kf1 Rg2 $3 {Actual game went in a different direction and black won but this is the strongest move. So let’s see what happens now.} 4. Qd3 {White queen attacks the bishop on f3.} ({If} 4. Qxb6 {,} Rxh2 {followed by mate on h1.}) 4... Rxf2+ 5. Kg1 Rg2+ 6. Kh1 (6. Kf1 {doesn’t make any difference.} Rg1#) 6... Rg1# 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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