Another chess puzzle for an easy Reitstein day

White to play and win- a good exercise in calculation

Allan Beardsworth (allanbeard) v Noxxe, Playchess 22/1/14, 3 min blitz

Solution

I was pleased to be able to see, and properly assess that the sacrifice 1 Ne6! works. I could tell that after 1…fe 2 Qe6+ Kf8 I had at least a draw with Qf5+; and that 2…Be7 would allow pin, further pin and further pressure leaving black at worst totally trussed up.

Black played Kf8, and after one repetition of Qf5+_Qe6+, I played Rad1 and then a rook lift: I chose Rd3, but Houdini shows that Rd4 is even better. The attached file, prepared with the One-click publishing function of Chessbase12, shows the main lines. As always, the computer finds some beautiful lines.

http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2014/1/23/Game480045437.html

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