Decoy

The decoy is a prelude to a more devastating attack. You can take the attacking piece, but you are damned if you do and damned if you don't!

Zaichik    --    Sicharuladze
   1976     1-0


BR BN BQ BK BB BR
BP BP BP BP BP BP BP
:: :: :: ::
:: :: BN :: BB ::
:: :: :: ::
:: :: :: WN WP
WP WP WP WP WP WP
WR WN WB WQ WK WB :: WR


1.e4!!
the P throws two powerful pieces into turmoil
1...Bxe4
( 1...Bg6 2.exd5 )
2.Qa4+ 1-0

Karaklajic    --    Nedeljkovic
   1957     1-0


BR :: BB BQ BR :: BK ::
:: :: :: ::
BP :: BP :: BP BB ::
:: :: BP BN WN WR
:: :: WP BP ::
:: :: WQ :: ::
WP WP WP :: WB :: ::
:: WK WR :: ::


1.Rh8+!!
the R attack forces the B to give up control of h8
1...Bxh8
( 1...Kxh8 2.Qh7# )
2.Qh7+ Kf8 3.Qxh8+ Ke7 4.Qg7+ Nf7
( 4...Kd6 5.Ne4# )
5.Qxf7+ Kd6 6.Ne4# 1-0

Platonov    --    A. Zaitsev
   1969     0-1


:: :: BR BK ::
BR BQ :: BP BP
BB :: BP WN BN BP
BP :: BP ::
WP :: :: WP :: WN
WQ WP BN WR WP
:: :: WP WB WP
:: :: WR :: WK


1...Nxf2!!
the N taunts take me or pay the price
2.Kxf2
( 2.Rd2 N2g4 3.Re1 ( 3.Rf3 Qb6+ ) 3...Qb6+ 4.Kh1 Nf2+ )
2...Ng4+ 3.Kf3
( 3.Kg1 Nxe3 )
3...Nxh2+
why not grab a P while we're here
4.Kf2 Ng4+ 5.Kf3 Nxe3 6.Kxe3 Qb6+ 7.Kf3 g6
( 7...Rd8 )
8.Qc1 Qb3 9.Nhf5
( 9.Rh1 f5! 10.Nxg6 fxe4+ )
9...gxf5 10.Nxf5 f6 11.Nxh6+ Kh8 12.Bh3
( 12.Rh1 Rh7 13.Nf5 Qf7 )
12...Bc8 13.Bxc8 Rxc8 14.Nf5 Rh7 0-1

Madler    --    Uhlmann
   1963     0-1


:: :: :: BK ::
BP BB WR :: BP :: BP
BP BP :: BP WQ
:: :: BR ::
:: :: :: BQ WP
:: :: :: WN
WP :: :: WP WP ::
:: :: :: WK


1...Re1+ 2.Kh2 Rh1+!!
forces K into a hopeless position
3.Kxh1
( 3.Nxh1 Qxg2# )
3...Qh3+ 4.Kg1 Qxg2# 0-1