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CHESS TACTICS #128557

Problem's rating:1873
Avg. time to solve:02:16
Total attempts:83
Solved percentage:60.2%
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babbchess
13-Feb-13, 19:54

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Move Choice
What's the difference between Bc5 and Bxc3?? They both posit mate on the move unless Qx B ??
sccadams
13-Feb-13, 22:09

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After
1. f3 Bxf3
2. Qd2

Things look okay for white.

Now consider 1...Bc5. If white want to try to keep the queen on the board, he must play 2. h3 or 2. h4, and a possible continuation is

2. h4 Qf1+
3. Kh2 Qf2+
4. Kh1 Bd5

And if the white queen ever gives up control of f3, Bxf3 is mate, so essentially black can force the white queen to sacrifice herself for the bishop in order to prevent mate.
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