Good game on your part, but I think 21) ...Qh5 was quicker as every defense I see fails.
22)g3 Bxg3+
23)Kg2 Qh2+
24)Kf3 Ne5#
Good game on your part, but I think 21) ...Qh5 was quicker as every defense I see fails.
22)g3 Bxg3+
23)Kg2 Qh2+
24)Kf3 Ne5#
Good game on your part, but I think 21) ...Qh5 was quicker as every defense I see fails.
22)g3 Bxg3+
23)Kg2 Qh2+
24)Kf3 Ne5#
I think that after 21. ...Qh5 22.Nf3!! will snuff out any attack.
22. ...Bg3+ 23. Kg1
And nnow black doesn't have 23. ...Qh2+ because the knight is protecting that square. That's why it had to be taken out before the big push on move 21.
Good game on your part, but I think 21) ...Qh5 was quicker as every defense I see fails.
22)g3 Bxg3+
23)Kg2 Qh2+
24)Kf3 Ne5#
I think that after 21. ...Qh5 22.Nf3!! will snuff out any attack.
22. ...Bg3+ 23. Kg1
And nnow black doesn't have 23. ...Qh2+ because the knight is protecting that square. That's why it had to be taken out before the big push on move 21.
Thank you Xevs, and I actually had looked at it and saw:
21 ... Qh5
22) Nf3 NxBe3 and I think a swap down to an easy win for black is virtually forced. Of course QxB is out as Bf4+ wins.
Assume:
23)RxRd8 RxRd8
24)NxBh2 QxQ etc
You are right and your win is more forced than I initially realized. I saw
22)RxRd4 followed by 23) Rf5 returning the exchange for complications and defense, but you still win handily your way, with the same pattern of play.
Thank you Tony, and "how did I miss that one with my over-complicated (and although decisive, not nearly as decisive) 22)...NxBe3." We should recognize, though, that xevs played to a mate much more forced than I originally realized. I assumed that white mis-played his 22nd move, 22)Rxd4 being better and then 23)Rf5 Bxf5 24)exf5 and white has 2 pieces on black's knight, but he simply doesn't have time to do anything about it. Black gets a quick mate in all cases.
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