Test your chess: Reitstein problem 45

White to play and win

S Hirschowitz v M Andre 1982

Solution

Not too hard today, just a bit of calculation required based on the back rank motif, with the additional point that Ne7+ forks g8 and d5.

So 1 Qd5! Qd5 2 Re8+ Re8[] 3 Ne7+ and picks up the queen. White can also start with 1 Re8+; and it makes no difference if black plays 1…Re1+.

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