Test your chess: Reitstein problem 67

White to play and win

J Tsalicolgou v LQ Barrett 1974

Solution

I messed this one up royally, and annoyed with myself, since (of course) I looked at 1 Qd4! (of course in the sense of Purdy's maxim examine all biffs) but didn't see the follow through 1…cd[] 2 Nf6+ Kh8 3 Bf8! and Rh7 mate. My blind spot was that I solely looked at the Nd5 in terms of e7, attempting to get the K and Q fork.

This one was probably the most annoying for me so far in this book, since it was well within my capacity.

Not that I need a saving grace, the move I chose, the prosaic, 1 Qg5, also wins easily.

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