Deflection
The idea is to 'deflect' an enemy piece to a position where it is less effective and thereby open up possibilities.
Weissgerber -- Rellstab
1933 1-0
1.Qd8+ Kg7 2.Rxg5+!! -
gets the black P to move from h6 and block g5
2...hxg5 3.h6+
- ( 3.Qxg5+?? Kf8 )
3...Kxh6 4.Qh8+ Rh7 5.Qxh7# 1-0
Kindermann -- Weill
1994 1-0
1.Bxf7+!! -
white tries to pull the K out - at the very least white comes out a P
ahead
1...Kxf7
- ( 1...Qxf7 2.Bxc5 )
2.Qxd7+ Be7 3.Qd5+ Kf8
- ( 3...Kf6 4.Qe6# )
4.Qxa8+ Kf7 5.Qd5+ Kf8 6.Bf4 1-0
Rotlevi -- Rubinstein
1907 0-1
1...Rxc3!! -
gets one defender of B on e4 out of the way
2.gxh4
- ( 2.Bxc3 Bxe4+ 3.Rf3 Bxf3+ 4.Qxf3 Qxh2# )
2...Rd2!! -
remaining defender of B on e4 is forced away
3.Qxd2
- ( 3.Bxc3 Bxe4+ 4.Qxe4 Rxh2# )
- ( 3.Qxg4 Bxe4+ 4.Rf3 Rxf3 5.Rg1 Rf1+ 6.Qg2 Bxg2# )
- ( 3.Bxb7 Rxe2 4.Bg2 Rh3 5.Rf2
( 5.Bxh3 Rxh2# )
5...Rxh2+ 6.Kg1 Rxf2 7.Rd1 Rfxg2+ 8.Kf1 Rg1# )
3...Bxe4+ 4.Qg2 Rh3 5.Rf3 Bxf3 6.Bd4 Bxd4 7.Qxf3 Rxh2# 0-1
Pfleger -- Keres
1968 0-1
1...Rxc5!! -
gets Q off the dfile
2.Qxc5
- ( 2.Qxf7+ Kh6 3.Qh7+ Kg5 )
- ( 2.Rxf7+ Kg8 3.Rf4+ Rxd5 4.Rxg4 Rd1+ 5.Ke2 Rh1 6.c5 Kf7 )
2...Qd1+ 3.Re1 Qd3+ 4.Re2
- ( 4.Kg1 Qh3 )
4...Qd1+ 5.Re1 Qd3+ 6.Re2 -
repetition probably to gain time
6...Qh3+ 7.Ke1 Nf3+ 8.Kd1 Qf1+ 9.Kc2 Qxe2+ 0-1
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