Cordingley puzzle 193 #chess

White to play and win

Solution

The first move is obvious (especially given it is a problem), 1 Rh5+ when 1…gh 2 Qe4 is game over. So, a better defence is 1…Kg8 when 2 Qh3 gh 3 Qh5 Nh6 4 Qg6 wins. One point is that if the king goes to f8, then Ne6+ forks it and the queen. In fact, it is not much of a problem since moves such as 2 Qe4 and 2 Qf3 also win: with some cute points in some of the lines, as shown.

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