Sicilian Tactics

by ChessBase
11/4/2011 – Black has driven the white c3-knight to e2 with 18...b4. The strike 19...Nxe4 20.Qxe4 Bxg5 (with the idea ...Bc6) now ultimately leads to what? A) piece win for White; B) plus exchange for Black; C) a roughly balanced ending. The solution is here, but first ponder over it with a larger version of the diagram.

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Sicilian Tactics

Black has driven the white c3-knight to e2 with 18...b4. The strike 19...Nxe4 20.Qxe4 Bxg5 (with the idea ...Bc6) now ultimately leads to what?

A) piece win for White;
B) plus exchange for Black;
C) a roughly balanced ending.

Solution


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