Luckily you pointed out the variation. As soon as I saw the puzzle I blew a raspberry.
Anyway, this is more of a subtle example of overloading. The position is overloaded rather than the pieces. Black's position can't handle variance. It's overloaded, and white took advantage of that.
I'd also think another way of viewing it would be to say both the queen and rook are overloaded in protecting the king. Meanwhile the king itself is overloaded in protecting the both the rook and the queen. If you chase the king away then one of the pieces loses protection, etc.
It's a bit difficult to recognise the overload because the queen on f6 is guarded by the g7-pawn, which makes it seem as if the king's sole duty is to the rook. But if you take a closer look, all of the pieces are overloaded in some way. It's a very interesting puzzle.
Probably, white played Rh8, black responded with the only option - Kf7. Then white attacked once more with Qf5, and black defended with Qf6.
White had played Ng6 much earlier as master strategy to overload black's position, and thus black's capacity. Knights are known for this when played right.
Hi, as a new player and currently just playing a friend as not to ruin my score too much, what is 'overloading'?
A piece is overloaded when it has to defend too many things at once. When that happens, the piece will eventually fail to keep everything safe if you keep building the pressure.
Hi All
Maybe my understanding is off or it's just not sinking in yet.
Tried an overloading puzzle but I don't seem to understand it.
Qd7 followed by Re7 to win the rook - But how is this an example of overloading?
I'm a newbie so my understanding hasn't sunk in yet
Can anyone clarify this position for me?
Thank you