I can understand trying to clear out all of black's pieces and create devastation before going for the throat, but why wasn't 3. Rg5+ used originally?
The Windmill !!!
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i was looking online at the repeating draw rules and im pretty sure thats a draw because even thought it wasnt right after each other the peices were in the same place 3 times.
dpwivagg wrote:
I can understand trying to clear out all of black's pieces and create devastation before going for the throat, but why wasn't 3. Rg5+ used originally?
cause it wasnt dan
This famous "windmill" combination was first played in the game between Mexican champion Carlos Torre and by then former World Champion Emanuel Lasker (Black) in the Moscow International, 1925. White's Bishop on g5 is pinned against his Queen, but such a "relative" pin (rather than the "absolute" pin on the King) can be broken if the price is right!