Labels:book | chat room | hakham | monitor | window OCR: pagel6 of 50 Problem 2 shows a position from an actuabame. Note black's threat i2 -e2 capturing on e5 if white plays e3-f3 So white must attack now or defend move like d2-i2 comes to mind, with an eye on c8-g8, but black can interpose uo both rank and file and thus htime to answer with f6-f2 which white wouldn't want. So in defensive respect whitewould have to settle for d2-f2 which still would allow black access the wall onf4 At this point the sacrifice on h8 comes mind. c8-h8 We'll have to look at refusing the sacrifice first. In this case Ki9-j8 and i9-j9 are met by c7 17 to deliver mate and respectively Ki9-i10 Qh8-k11! threatening Ok11-i11 followed by Qi11xh10 Black's only defense i12-i11 Qk11-j11 Ki10-i9 Ki9 -h8 the only way to avoid mate on the next move Kh8- i9 i7xh9 Now we'll have ...
