How to Break Down the Castle Wall with Qh3!

Good day, ChessKids! I hope you've been castling and breaking down castle walls as a regular part of your chess routine.

Here follows two amazing games where White plays queen to h3 to line up with h7, a serious target square!

Here's what you need to make Qh3 work:

1. A light-squared bishop helping attack h7

2. The black knight on f6 to be deflected (or absent!)

3. Black to be castled kingside; and

4. Initiative!

Initiative basically means you are the first person to attack. If you have lots of back up, you can even sacrifice to break down the castle wall!

Watch first how former world champion Bobby Fischer came back from a scary attack, and put his bishop on d3 TWICE during the game to attack h7!

Click through all the moves to see a few notes. The French is notorious for the possible dangers on h7, since White can easily kick Black's f6-knight by playing e5.

In this game, White's knight on d6, protected by a pawn, is incredibly strong.

How can White take advantage of his initiative and sac his queen for mate now?

Here is another amazing Qh3 winner. Can you find the threats? Can you deflect the knight from f6?