According to Stockfish I could have won twice with Nh6+ in this game.
I understand the first line, but the second line is a mystery to me right now :(
http://en.lichess.org/DceoRFIX/whiteCan you explain ?
maybe white has 27. bh4 if black plays 26....gh
i meant 27. gh Kh8 28. Bh4, sorry
It's a tactic to exploit the discovered attack on the king. Basically, after Nh6+ and gxh6, gxh6+ opens a lot of devastating attacks. The line Stockfish shows (Nh6+, Kh8, Nf7+.. ) is black's best response to the line, which ultimately loses material. But If black captures instead like Nh6+, gxh6, gxh6+, Kh8.. you get a nifty move in Bh4 that ends with black in trouble. A quick look at it makes me think black has to sacrifice the queen to avoid mate in 3-4.
That's what I see from it. But I'm sure it would be tough to see in time constraints.
Assuming you are talking about move 26:
You are up 3 pawns (the "d" pawn is passed ... connected to c), up an exchange, and the bishops are both dark-squared (not that it really matters here) but those factors *SHOULD* be winning.
Sorry, maybe I should have been more specific.
Here we go :
* 26.Nh6+
what happens after 26...gxh6 27.gxh6+ Kh8 ?
28.Rg5 threatening Rg8# checkmate fails to Bf8xh6 and both g8 and g7 are covered by black.
So, how does white continue to win ?
@PostboxLooks like you gave the answer already with 28.Bh4
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