Originally Posted by Seventeen
Sorry for the late reply- I've been at work all day except for my break.
I've got a few more clueless quetions now though...
So, is the main idea behind this mating pattern the combination of the sacrifice and trapped king?
Pablito, would you mind explaining the other mating pattern seen in there? I'm not following it at all at the moment, sorry!
And after playing through it myself just now, I realised I still don't fully understand this pattern. What stops black's queen from progressing to f8 and hence covering g7? White's exf6 is necessary to go through with the pattern right?
Finally... who's Eli Beranjia? I Googled him and all I gathered was that he/she's a highly respectable player in the Melbourne Chess Club. Sorry if I offend your prestige, Eli!
You don't get much better when it comes to attacking chess than Eli Beranjia
Stop by Melbourne Chess Club at some point, he'll definately be the one that welcomes you.