[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2020.02.02"] [Round "?"] [White "White to move"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "peter"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r7/1p3k2/p1pRb1pp/4B2q/4PP2/1P4QP/P1P3PK/8 w - - 0 31"] [PlyCount "5"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.02.02"] {} {The key thing to spot here is that if the black g-apwn was not there then white would play Qg7. So...} 31. f5 Qg5 {prevents a quick mate but just loses the bishop} (31... Bc8 32. Rxg6 (32. Rf6+) 32... Qd1 33. Rg7+ Ke8 34. Rg8+ Ke7 35. Qg7#) (31... gxf5 32. Qg7+ Ke8 33. Rxe6+ Kd8 34. Qc7#) 32. Qxg5 (32. fxe6+ {is the shortest route to mate} Kg8 (32... Ke7 33. Qc3 Rd8 ( 33... Rg8 34. Qd4) 34. Rxd8 Kxe6) 33. Qxg5 hxg5) 32... hxg5 33. Rxe6 { is the obvious way to play and certainly good enough to win easily} *