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