It’s Your Move: daily chess puzzle

Black to play

Allanbeard v Hamelech, Playcess 7/5/15 3 minute blitz

Solution

I had been cruising to victory, sweeping black's king side pawns up with my doubled rooks, and with 31 Bd4?? came in for the kill. 31 Rh7+, 32 Rdg7+, 33 Bc5+, 34 Rh8 mate would have been better 🙂

Black had in fact offered a draw after his last move, before I played 31 Bd4; which I rejected. Had he been able to offer a draw after Bd4 then his draw offer would have been !!; since 31…a1(R)+ (or Q, rook is prettier) 32 Kh2 Rh1+! 33 Kh1[] Ra1+ 34 Kh2 Rh1+! 35 Kh1[] Rh3+ 36 Kg1 Rh1+! is 1/2. If white's bishop takes on a1 there is no difference.

Pretty, and worth an 'applause' on Playchess for my opponent.

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