Cordingley puzzle 35
Hint: a calculation exercise, rather than a clear win: I tried this on several sittings, and when I had thought 'enough' looked at the solution, and found it wanting.
Clearly, the first move has to be a pawn break, and has to be either 1 e6 or 1 g6. If instead 1 f6, with some notion of h5-hg-queen to the h-file-and mate, then failure, because the centre is open, and after de, the queen will come to b6: far, far, too slow.
The move 'my hand wanted to play' is 1 e6; my head thought 1 g6 might open more lines, so there is no substitute but to do some analysis. I was torn, but eventually plumped for what perhaps is the weaker move, 1 g6, though I am not convinced.
The problem is Aagaardian, as mentioned in previous blogs: capable of endless deeper and deeper analysis. My instinct is that in practice, either side could win- certainly at my level- with ample room for blunders by both sides.
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