A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay!
[FEN “r4r1k/p5pp/1p3p2/2P3R/2B1b3/P7/6PP/B2n2K1 w – – 0 27”]
How should White follow-up after 27.Rxg7 Bg6?
Denker,Arnold S – Baker,H
USA, 1937
Nimzo-Indian Defense [E43]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Bd3 Bb7 6.f3 c5 7.a3 Ba5 8.Nge2 d5 9.0-0 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Ng3 0-0 13.e4 dxe4 14.fxe4 cxd4 15.cxd4 Nc5 16.dxc5 Qd4+ 17.Kh1 Qxa1 18.Qe2 Qe5 19.Bb2 Qg5 20.Rf5 Qg4 21.Qxg4 Nxg4 22.Rg5 Nf2+ 23.Kg1 f6 24.Bc4+ Kh8 25.Nh5 Nd1 26.Ba1 Bxe4 27.Rxg7 Bg6
28.Rg8+ 1-0 It is mate upon 28…Rxg8 29.Bxf6+ Rg7 30.Bxg7#.
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