Cordingley puzzle 135 #chess

White to play and win

Solution

Not too hard this one, provided you (as I do) think here the solution is not to analyse every last variation, but to get to a position where the clear judgement is 'overwhelming': or, at least, likely to be so.

There are only two realistic possibilities, the capture on g5 by either the N or B, and the former seems natural to me, since the B will be a better piece to retain for the attack. And so it is: 1 Ng5 fg 2 Bg5 and then see what black does: Qd7 being natural, rather than self pinning with Ne7; and then g4, confident stare, and hope. (Or, as textbook say, 'and wins')

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