Test your chess: Reitstein problem 33

White to play and win

M Bleiden v AJA Cameron 1903

Solution

Not too hard, especially when you know it is a problem with a solution. 1 Nb5! is a fairly obvious temporary sacrifice. After 1…ab 2 Ra7 Rc7 3 d6 exploits the LPDO nature of the Rc7, and the rook ending is trivially won.

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