Chapter 30: The Queen & Bishop

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

I feel that I more often find myself victim of this method than perpetrator of it. 

127) In the basic approach, this busts into 's castle by forcing entry via the h.7.

128) A advance opens the key diagonal initiating a flurry of exchange before White checkmates at h7.

129) By eliminating a defending and strategically bringing in support, White can leave Black queen-less and probably ready to resign.

130) Always give your opponent the opportunity to err. A Knight trade will open the door to Black obtaining a checkmate with this pattern.

131) Black wants to trade Queens, but don't. Stick with the pattern and even a sacrifice can lead to a mating net involving two s and the .

Chapter 31: Removing the f6 Defender | Chapter 29: A bishop sacrifice