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Discovered Check/Discovered Attack

1 ... Qxd4?

2 Bxh7+! Kxh7

Since black must deal with that rude bishop immediately, he loses his queen on the next move.

1 ... Nxg6  2 Bf3

2 ... e4  3 dxe4
Black brings e4 to block the line.

3 ... fxe4?  4 Bxe4
Black has refused the chance to retreat his queen. Instead he reclaims his pawn by playing 3 ... fxe4. White goes on pinning with Bxe4. Note 4 ... Qxe4 would be met by 5 Re1, pinning black queen to its king.

4 ... Qe6? 5 Re1
Not a good idea to put your queen in front of the king. White is ready to launch a pin now.

5 ... Be7  6 Bc6+!
Black plays 5 ... Be7, hoping to free his queen from the upcoming pin. But white turns the pin into a discovered attack!

6 ... Kf8?
Yet another bad move. Better is 6 ... Qd7, a bishop for a queen.

Lack of king safety accounts for the disaster. Get it right before thinking about attack.

10 b4 Qb6

11 Qf3 Nf6

12 d5!? c5

13 dxe6