Friday, February 29, 2008

Touch of Enchantment

Sergey Viktorovich Volkov – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
7th Aeroflot Open; Moscow, February 22, 2008
4k3/p1P5/P1r5/3N1p1p/7P/6B1/6PK/8 w - - 0 61

Position after 60. ... Kf7xe8

In the diagram, there is no doubt that White will win, but the way Volkov does it, it is literally breathtaking: 61. Nb6!! 1 : 0. A delightful finish.