From the Crowthorne Vaults – Part 9

This position is from a game of Mark’s played in the Berkshire League against a (young) James Adair of Reading Chess Club.

White to play and win:

  [Event "Berkshire League"]  [Site "Crowthorne"]  [Date "2007.04.30"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Taylor, MV."]  [Black "Adair, JR."]  [Result "1-0"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "1rb2r1k/5pp1/pq2pN1p/4N2Q/2p5/2b3R1/P1K1RPPP/8 w - - 0 26"]  [PlyCount "3"]  [EventDate "2007.04.30"]   26.Qxh6+ gxh6 27.Nxf7+ {and here Black resigned in view of}  Rxf7 28.Rg8#  {In fact, White's first two moves are interchangeable, so congratulations also if you chose the move order 26.Nxf7+ Rxf7 27.Qxh6+ gxh6 28.Rg8#} 1-0

From the Crowthorne Vaults – Part 9