Cordingley puzzle 242 #chess

White to play and win (or not, as it turns out)

Solution

I suspect this game was from a simultaneous- it is described in Cordingley as Zemsch – X, at Kiev 1902- and the game score isn't in Megabase nor could I find it online.

So, 1 Qh5! is the obvious try, and won in the game- 1…gh?? 2 Rg5+ Bg5 3 h7 is a pretty mate- but declining the queen, and pinning the Re5 by 1…Kh8! holds.

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