Light summer mate V

by Oliver Reeh
7/26/2019 – In the diagram position White played 31.Qb8+!, but then after 31...Kg7 failed to find the right defensive continuation, and three moves later it was over. Can you see the whole picture?
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Attractive outpost

In this game Black's knight on g4, main carrier of his attack, went to this square no less than three times.

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 e5 9.0-0 Bc5 10.Ne2 0-0 11.Ng3 d6 12.Qe1 Ng4 13.h3 Qh4 14.Nh1 Nf6 15.Be3 Bxh3 16.Bxc5 Be6 17.Bxd6 Ng4 18.Bxe5 Nxe5 19.Qe3 Bxc4 20.Bxc4 Nxc4 21.Qd4 Nb6 22.Ng3 g6 23.Rfc1 Rad8 24.Qe3 Rd6 25.a4 Rfd8 26.a5 Rd3 27.Qc5 Nd7 28.Qxa7 Ne5 29.Rc3 Ng4 30.Nf1 R8d4 In the diagram position White played 31. Qb8+!, but then after 31...Kg7 failed to find the right defensive continuation, and three moves later it was over. Can you see the whole picture? 31.Qb8+ Kg7
Black is threatening 32...Qxf2+. Which continuation should White choose? A) 32.g3 (Qf6) B) 32.Rc2
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Ristoja,S2239Krause,B24352019B444th GRENKE Open 20194.84

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