Tactical Resources Example #2

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White to play. Do you see any tactical resources?

Solution

If Black didn’t have the knight on f6, Rxe8# would be mate. Observing this resource prompts the question: can we remove or undermine the knight on f6? From there the tactical idea Nxh7+ follows logically.

1. Nxh7+ Nxh7 2. Rf8#