Chapter 24: Rook Decoy Sacrifice on h7

Chapter 24: Rook Decoy Sacrifice on h7

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I am reading How to Beat Your Dad at Chess by Murray Chandler. I am blogging to create supporting puzzles in studying the content.

An attacker's wq and both wrs are with throwing in with  an open or semi-open h-file and the f7-point is attacked wq and defended only by bk. There are three
stages:

  1. wr is sacrificed on h7, forcibly decoying bk to the h-file.
  2. Once bq leaves the defense of f7, wq gives check.
  3. The remaining wr delivers checkmate on the h-file.

102) Practice the wr sacrifice to nudge bk away from the f7 bp, then wq completes the lethal series of forced moves.

103) Black can apply the pattern, even with the second br not immediately available. Still start with the br sacrifice.
104) Here White uses the rook deflection to snake out the bq without having to trade queens.
105) Black starts the process with bb to g1 and soon will follow the br sacrifice before mate.
106) The wrinkle to the puzzle is wq does not mate immediately after the wr sacrifice.

I am reading How to Beat Your Dad at Chess by Murray Chandler. I am blogging to create supporting puzzles in studying the content.