Cordingley puzzle 60

White to play: how to create an attack?

(note: not 'and win', since black has better defences than in the game. Not a puzzle to spend much time on, but perhaps just to see what ideas you have)

Solution

The position is more or less even. If I were playing white, I would play 1 f5 on positional grounds; after it is captured, I probably wouldn't play 2 g4, but I might if I were playing blitz. A move like 2 Nh4 provoking the weakening 2…g6 would be an alternative. In the game, black played …g6 voluntarily.

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