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Richard James has completed his review of

Book Review : Forcing Chess Moves : The Key to Better Calculation

by FM Charles Hertan.

Please note that this is the fourth edition

Re the Gallagher combo: I saw the first two moves in no time at all. Easy!

But then, Qh8+ didn't occur to me at all. I was looking for ways to continue the attack, not to reach a technical win on material.

Perhaps this shows that sacrifices are harder to spot when no capture is involved.