FM David H. Levin: <<unspiek>: <<FM David H. Levin>> I hope this finds you well. 24. Ng5: Kg7: 25. Ne4+ looks pretty strong.> Indeed it does: 23. Qd2 Bg5 24. Nxg5 Kxg7 25. Ne4+ Kh7 <Apparently the best of a bad lot.> 26. Nf6+ Rxf6 27. exf6 Qf8 28. Rg7+ Qxg7 29. fxg7  click for larger view<If now 29...Kxg7, then 30. Qd7+ picks up the knight.> 29...Rd8 30. Qf4 <Again preventing ...Kxg7, owing to Qc7+...>, and White is winning. If 24...hxg5 (instead of 24...Kxg7), then 25. R7xg5 Qf8 26. Rxf5 exf5 27. Qg5  click for larger view27...Qf7 28. Qh6+ Qh7 29. Qf6+ and mate next.
If 24...Rxe5+ (instead of 24...Kxg7 or 24...hxg5), then 25. Be2 hxg5 26. R7xg5 Qf8 27. Rg8+  click for larger view<If now 27...Qxg8, then 28. Qh6+ and mate in two.> 27...Kh7 28. Qc2+ <If now 28...Rf5, then 29. Rxf8 Rxf8 30. Bg4 will increase White's material advantage.> 28...Qf5 29. R3g7+ Kh6
30. Qd2+,
 click for larger viewleaving Black with only useless interpositions.
But I find the game's 23. Qe4 beautiful: it gives Black a tempo to try to defend everything, yet he can't. |