Forcing Chess Moves by Charles Hertan

Author:Charles Hertan
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9789056914653
Publisher: New in Chess
Published: 2014-01-21T16:00:00+00:00

The subtle 1.Re1! forces mate, since 1…Be5 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Qxg7# is no help.

In another crucial version of the quiet key move, the attacker’s king takes a crucial ‘time out’, tucking himself away safely, in order to quash essential counterplay before launching the final attack:

FCM 6.5

Enders-Knaak

Germany Bundesliga 1999/00

White’s shaky defense rests on the pin of the black rook, but after 1…Kh7! he runs out of tricks, e.g. 2.Rxc8 Qb2#, or 2.Rfb1 Qa4+. 2.Qb6 Rc4! 0-1. 3.Ra8 Rb4! does the trick. Even more forcing was 2…Qa4+ 3.Kb1 Rc3.

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On other occasions the ‘quiet king move’ is employed not only to forestall counterplay, but to initiate direct threats:

FCM 6.6

Vaisser-Degraeve

Val d’Isere 2004

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