Test your chess: Reitstein problem 53

White to play and win

D Lewis v JE Eriksen 1953

Solution

A decent (but not too hard) one today, because the solution relies on a backward move- which might be hard to see. Firstly, examine all biffs leads to 1 Rh5+, and after 1…gh 2 Qd1 threatens the mating 3 Qh5+ mating: and there is no defence.

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