Unity Chess Club
Emir Dizdarevic 2425 Anthony Miles 2570 Biel 1985 Black to move
The bishops look threateningly at the white king. Everything is ready for the combination:
The key move and an important subtlety! Black forces White to close the second rank, and only then makes the second bishop sacrifice on g2.
Everything else loses:
A) 16.Be2 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Qg5+ 18.Kh2 Rf6–+.;
B) 16.e4 Rf6–+.;
C) 16.d5 Qg5 17.g3 Qh5–+.
A) 16.Be2 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Qg5+ 18.Kh2 Rf6–+.;
B) 16.e4 Rf6–+.;
C) 16.d5 Qg5 17.g3 Qh5–+.
On 1...Ne6, there follows 2.Rc2! Qc5 (2...Rfd8 3.Ne7+ Kh8 4.Qxh7+ Kxh7 5.Rh2#; 2...Rfe8 3.Rh2+–) 3.Rh2+–.
Black also cannot avoid mate after 2...Qa3 3.Qh6 Qxc1+ 4.Qxc1 Kh8 5.Nd6 Rad8 6.Qh6 Rg8 7.Nxf7#.
In a surprising way, the black army is unable to defend the f7-square and prevent smothered mate.