Starting Out: The Ruy Lopez by John Shaw

Starting Out: The Ruy Lopez by John Shaw

Author:John Shaw [Shaw, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sports & Outdoors
Publisher: Everyman Chess


Diagram 16

Black is busted

GM Mikhalevski mentioned this position in his analysis of Svidler-Anand and gave the line 22 Rxe5 Nxe5 23 Qxe5 as winning for White. This is perfectly true but Polgar’s move is even better.

22 ... Kd6

Or 22 ... Kc8 23 Rxe5 Nxe5 24 Qxe6+ Nd7 25 cxd4 winning easily.

23 Be7+!

But not 23 Rxe5? Nxe5 when Black has plenty of material for the queen.

23 ... Kd5 Black resigns

It’s mate after 24 Qf3+ Qe4 25 c4+ Kxc4 26 Qb3. Or 23 ... Nxe7 24 Rxe5 Kxe5 25 Re1+ Kd6 26 Qxe6.



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