[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Greek Gift 1"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "peter"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1bq1rk1/pp1n1ppp/2n1p3/2ppP3/3P4/2PB1N2/PP3PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.02.22"] {} 1. Bxh7+ {The Greek gift sacrifice. White removes a key defensive pawn whilst allowing his kinght to go to g5 with check and his queen to follow in on h5 or g4} Kxh7 2. Ng5+ Kg6 (2... Kh6 3. Nxe6+ {discovered check winning the queen}) (2... Kg8 3. Qh5 Re8 4. Qxf7+ Kh8 5. Qh5+ Kg8 6. Qh7+ Kf8 7. Qh8+ Ke7 8. Qxg7#) 3. Qg4 {threatening Ne6+} (3. h4 {Is another strong way of continuing but it requires more calculation. The idea is to play h5 to force the king to a worse square} Ncxe5 {black returns the piece so his king can escape via f6} (3... Qb6 4. h5+ Kh6 5. Qd3 g6 6. Nxf7+) (3... f5 4. h5+ Kh6 5. Nxe6+) (3... Rh8 4. h5+ Rxh5 5. Qd3+ f5 6. exf6+ Kxf6 7. Qf3+ Ke7 8. Qf7+ Kd6 9. Qxh5 {and white has won a rook for a knight} (9. Bf4+)) 4. dxe5 Nxe5 5. Re1 (5. h5+ Kf6 6. Nh7+ Ke7 7. Nxf8 Kxf8 {this direct way of playing leaves white with a rook for a knight and pawn - a big advantage but there is plenty of work to do to finish the game off}) 5... Nc6 6. Qf3 {stopping the king getting to f6} f5 7. h5+ Kf6 8. Nh7+ Kf7 9. Bg5) 3... f5 (3... Ndxe5 4. dxe5 Nxe5 5. Qg3 Kf6 6. Nh7+ Ke7 7. Nxf8 Kxf8 8. Qxe5) 4. Qg3 {is a straightforward way of playing the attack} Qe7 5. Nxe6+ Kf7 6. Nc7 (6. Nxf8 Kxf8 {leaves white only slightly better}) 6... cxd4 (6... Rb8 7. Bg5 Nf6 8. exf6) 7. e6+ Kg8 8. exd7 Bxd7 9. Nxa8 Rxa8 10. Bg5 Qf7 11. Rfe1 {white should win comfortably} *