[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "White to move"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "peter"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnb2rk1/p3q1pp/5n2/4p1N1/3pP3/6P1/P4PBP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 17"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2009.10.11"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
{} 17. Qb3+ {strongest. The idea is to protect a3} Kh8 (17... Rf7 18. Ba3
Qb7 19. Qxf7+ Qxf7 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 {white has won an exchange}) 18. Ba3 {A skewer
} Qe8 19. Bxf8 h6 (19... Qxf8 {allows a very pretty finish} 20. Nf7+ Kg8 21.
Nxe5+ {Discovered check from the white queen. White clears the e5 square so he
can advance the pawn} Kh8 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Nd6+ {now he has got the knight out
of the way} Kh8 24. e5 {the knight is attacked and there is a discovered
attack on the rook on a8} Ng4 25. Nf7+ {white blocks the f-file} (25. Bxa8 {
is careless and lets black win!} Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Qxh2#) 25... Kg8 26. Bxa8 {
and white has won even more material}) 20. Qf7 Qxf7 21. Nxf7+ Kg8 22. Nxe5 Kxf8
$18 *