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Puzzle of the week #103

Level: 
5-Queen
------k-
p-----p-
-p-p-nN-
-B-P----
----PK--
-------b
--r-----
-------R

Every movei require careful analysis and a well thought decision. It does not matter what stage of the game we are at: openingi, middle game, endgamei, nor it matters if there's still a lot to play, or the game is almost over. This week's puzzle gives you a chance to practice your analysis skills and come up with couple of important decisions. Your tasks:
a) Analyse the position (10 pointsi)
b) Decide what should Black do: defend "Bh3" under attacki, or movei it to a safer place. Show what can happen in both cases (20 pointsi)

No linei should be longer than 4-5 moves, but the resulting position must be clear enough to prove your decision. A complete answer will surprise you in a pleasant way, proving one more time that chessi is beautiful and rich in possibilities at almost every movei!
Total available pointsi for this puzzle is 30. The answers will be published next week together with puzzle #104.

Puzzle #102 solution:
The game under scrutiny was Levenfish - Riumin from the Moscow International tournament 1936. I am very happy to see the majority not being side tracked by the original comments. Here are the most complete and interesting answers this time around:
Andy Q:
"White's positives:
-has a Queeni and Rooki batteryi
-controls the "d-" filei
-Queeni and Knighti is attacking near the Kingi
Black's positives:
-Queeni is in White's territory
-Threatening White's Knighti
-Has a good pawni formation
White's negatives:
-Knighti is in danger
-Pawni formation is weak on the Queenside
Black's negatives:
-Has not finished developing his pieces
-Kingi is near White's pieces
Even though both Kings are well protected, Black has only a Queeni attacking White's Kingi, which is not enough to checkmatei. White, however,has a Queeni, Knighti and potentially a Rooki attacking. Also, White can sac a piecei to get to checkmatei such as possibly Qxf8+ followed by Rd8+ when the "e7" squarei is protected or sacking with the Knighti. White should have played something else."

Amir:
"27.Nf6+  gxf6  28.exf6 ... and White has the matei with either:
29.Qxf8+ Kxf8 30.Rd8# or
29.Qg3+ Kh8 30.Qg7#
The only escape that Black has is to give up the Queeni and save the Kingi:
28... Qxf1 29.Kxf1 Ba6+ 30.Kg1 Kh8
White missed a glorious combinationi."

Correct solutions:
Amir, Andy Q, Owen, Karl, Jeffrey, Humphrey, Andy Y - 20 pointsi
Edwin, Alex - 19 pointsi
Marko - 10 pointsi
James - 5 pointsi
Karl - 10 pointsi for puzzle #101

STANDINGS

Humphrey, Andy Q, Owen, Karl, Andy Y - 50 pointsi
Amir - 47 pointsi
Alex - 37 pointsi
Jeffrey - 32 pointsi
James - 31 pointsi
Edwin - 29 pointsi
Rick, Marko - 10 pointsi

Comment: 

At crossroads