Emanuel Lasker

Benko - Fuester
Portoroz, 1958 
Uit: The joys of chess van Fred Reinfeld


Wit aan zet.

Auteur:

 "White's position is clearly preferable, but who would expect him to win right off?"

1. Lb6!    Resigns.

Black's Queen is attacked, of course, but in moving his Bishop, White has opened up the ghastly threat of 2. Dh6 mate. So Black is left without an adequate defense.

Zo simpel, maar zo gemakkelijk te missen in een partij. Geplaatst vanwege de herkenbaarheid.