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28. Qb3+
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The mating combination materializes. |
 
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28... Kh8
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28... Be6 isn't much better, since after 29. Rxe6 white wins the bishop, gains a tempo and prepares a brutal discovery check on the diagonal. Black is lost. |
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29. Qf7
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The irony is that black is not in check and is a move away from delivering a mate almost identical to the one white is preparing. But his queen isn't in position, and he has no time. |
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29... Rg8
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Delaying the inevitable. |
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30. Re8
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Aaaand the arrival of another major piece seals it. Anything black does with his rook or bishop will be met with any number of mating moves, the most elegant being 31. Bg7#. The only way to delay is to sac the queen with 30... Qf8, Qd1 or Qxg3 , all of which are empty. Black resigns. |
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