Cordingley puzzle 188 #chess

Black to play and win

(One worth spending time on: I couldn't solve it, but wish that I had)

Solution

Firstly, black could play 1…Nf6, and would be clearly better, but that is not a solution to a puzzle book problem.

Alas, I looked at 1…Nc3, 1…Nf2, 1…Rf8 and 1…Qh4: giving all my attention to 1…Qh4, but felt it wasn't quite good enough, and then, eventually, turned to the solution. I was really annoyed with myself for not seeing it: 1…Qf4!!. Same idea, hitting f2 and sometimes h2, but with the all important difference that it directly attacks f2 if the knight is captured. I imagine the f3 pawn shielded my view, but I am disappointed.

Nevertheless, an excellent puzzle.

Posted with Blogsy