Cordingley puzzle 179 #chess

White to play and win

Solution

My initial appraisal landed on 'the move my hand wanted to play' being 1 Nf7, after which 1…Rf7?? is trivial, so only 1…Kf7 needs to be worked on. It didn't take long to find the tempo gaining manoeuvre 2 Qf3+ K-moves 3 Qh3 after which it is game over, the precise means being dependent on where black's king moves to.

A nice puzzle, not too challenging, but not simple.

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