Tactics: Horse Without a Hitching Post
This week's Canadian Tactic comes from the 2015 DC International. Going into the second last round, Canadian GM Anton Kovalyov and Iranian GM Ehsan Maghami were tied for the lead with 5.5/7. In the game, Black built up a menacing kingside attack, but White evacuated his King and forced off the Queens to leave the position in the diagram. White to move.
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Bxe4 may save the f5-pawn, but what can White do after ...Nxf2?
Hint:
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A Knight without pawn support in the center is a very feeble beast.
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