archduke_piccolo
(2334) on 27-Oct-09:
The only move to play on was 23...Qxf7, and who would want to play that? Minus a piece, Black would have had little chance. Incidentally, after 24.Bg5+, White had a forced mate...
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yoshark: Before detailing the mate after 24.Bg5+, this is not to criticise the move chosen, which also leads to a clear cut win, if not a forced mate. Here it s: 24.Bg5+ Kf8 25.Bh6+ [a] 25...Ke7 26.Nd6+ Qf7 27.Rxf7+ Kd8 28.Nb7# and [b] 25...Kg8 26.Rh8+ Kxf7 27.Rf1+ Ke7 28.Bg5#.