Friday, 15 November 2024

Chess Solution no 28

White played 1. Nd4.

The black knight was pinned against the black queen, attacked 3 times and protected twice so could be lost. At this point the game was declared as 1-0 so I assume that black resigned.

It could have continued as follows:

1. ... Rb4
2. Bxb4 Qxb4
3. Nxc6 Qxa4
4. Rxa4 Rxc6
5. cxd5

This would leave the position as follows, which is hopeless for black: