Central mate trap

by Oliver Reeh
11/2/2018 – Following 46.e6+ in the diagram position, Black must choose the right king move to keep the game going. 46...Ke7 or 46...Kf6. What would be your choice?
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Blind spot

In my experience, once queens are off the board people tend to overlook mate patterns more easily, especially if their king is in the centre.

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 Nxb4 4.c3 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 e6 7.Bd3 Bb4+ 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 d5 10.e5 f5 11.Nc3 a6 12.0-0 Nge7 13.Rfc1 0-0 14.Na4 b6 15.Rab1 Rb8 16.Rb2 h6 17.Rcb1 b5 18.Nc5 Ra8 19.a4 b4 20.Rc1 Qb6 21.Bf1 Rb8 22.Ne1 Na5 23.Nc2 Nec6 24.Na1 Rd8 25.Qe3 Nc4 26.Bxc4 dxc4 27.Rxc4 Na5 28.Rc1 Bb7 29.Qf4 Bd5 30.Nc2 b3 31.Ne3 Rbc8 32.h4 Ba8 33.Rd1 Rb8 34.Qg3 Qc6 35.Qg6 Rb6 36.Rc1 f4 37.Nd3 Qe4 38.Qxe4 Bxe4 39.Nxf4 Rxd4 40.Rc8+ Kh7 41.Rc7 Rb7 42.Nxe6 Rxa4 43.Nf8+ Kg8 44.Rc8 Kf7 45.f3 Ra2 Following 46. e6+ in the diagram position, Black must choose the right king move to keep the game going. 46...Ke7 or 46...Kf6 - what would be your choice? 46.e6+
46...Ke7 or 46...Kf6 - where would you go with Black's king?
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Hauge,L2434Djurhuus,R24381–02018B30NOR-ch4

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Oliver Reeh has been working for ChessBase for many years as a translator and presenter of the internet show TV ChessBase, and he also looks after the tactics column in ChessBase Magazine, for which he has also been responsible as editor-in-chief since 2019. The International Master has contributed to the CB "MasterClass" series and is the author of the DVDs "Strike like the World Champions" and "Master Class Tactics - Train your combination skills!" Volumes 1 & 2. Oliver Reeh lives in Hamburg.

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