Another minor flaw in chess mentor lesson

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casper_van_eersel

In Chess Mentor Lesson 16 of the course "Champion Tactics with GM Wolff - Clearance Sacrifice" (http://www.chess.com/chessmentor/view_lesson?id=5176), white's first move Qh5+ is considered incorrect, claiming "1. Qh5+ Kg8, while tempting, lacks an immediate follow-up. The Bishop being under attack prevents possible discovered checks."

Although a better move than Qh5+ is certainly present, I disagree with the discovered check part. There is a discovered check, which even leads to inevitable mate (in at most 7 moves):

1. Qh5+, Kg8
2. Nxg5+ (a discovered check!), Rxc4
3. Qf7+, Kh8
4. Rd3, Rc3 (buying time)
5. Rxc3, Qb3 (buying more time)
6. Rxb3, <any random move>
7. Rh3#

Someone migth consider rephrasing the "discovered check" part, since it's simply incorrect.

Regards,

Casper.

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