1.Nxe5! | Bxd1 |
If 1... Nxd5 2.Nxg4 or 1... dxe5 2.Nxf6+ gxf6 3.Qxg4 White is a pawn up with the better position | |
2.Nxf6+ | gxf6 |
Black could buy his way out of real trouble by 2... Kf8 3.Ned7+ Qxd7 4.Nxd7+ Ke8 5.Nxc5 but it isn't much comfort | |
3.Bxf7+ | Kf8 |
4.Bh6# | |
Another variation on the three-piece mate inspired by Legal in 1787 | |
Pollock-Halla (1884) |