FEBRUARY 2021 CLINIC

The February clinic is still on internet games and features Tiger Chess opening recommendations in all of them. One of the Black wins reached the following position in which Black found a nice way to proceed (see diagram):

NN - RB. Black to play.

Black uncorked 16…Bxh3, the idea being that after 17.gxh3 Qxh3 18.Re1 Black can force mate with 18…Bh2+ 19.Kh1 Bg3+ 20.Kg1 Qh2+ 21.Kf1 Qxf2 mate. The game went 17.Qd4 Bg4 18.g3 and now 18…Qg5 (rather than 18…Bxg3, as played in the game) would have left Black a good pawn up.

Nigel Davies