Tactics Time Chess Newsletter: Happy Thanksgiving 2015

Published: Thu, 11/26/15

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This position comes from the game Claude Landenbergue (2385) -
Mathias Roeder (2405), Bern, 1993

White to Play

Answer Below

Here is the complete game

[Event "Bern op"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Landenbergue, Claude"]
[Black "Roeder, Mathias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Nf6 5. dxc5 Na6 6. e4 Nxc5 7. Nc3 d6 8. Qd2 Bd7 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 Rd8 11. Nd5 1-0

You can play through the complete game here: http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2015/11/25/Game1057685140.html

Answer:

11. Nd5! with a discovered attack on the Black Queen, which cannot move, and still prevent 12. Nc7#. Black resigned.