Chapter 27: More Queen g6 Bombshells

Chapter 27: More Queen g6 Bombshells

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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.

wq at g6 can be a valuable attacking position in a variety of scenarios. The wq can threaten mate at h7 when supported by a wn pair accessing g5. Generally, a wn is given in a clearance sacrifice.

116) Get wq to the attacking position and correctly sacrifice a wn.

117a) In this scenario, bishops are used to overload any defender such as bq.
117b) .... or br. Here I am unsure on how best to handle that defense, other than snagging wq. What's your idea?
118) Here is a case where a vigilant Black can forestall being mated, but White will be up a pawn and bk revealed and vulnerable.
119) Black also can employ this technique. In this case, bq wants to get to g2 presenting an unanswerable mating threat considering bb on the long diagonal.

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