Test your chess: Reitstein problem 97

White to play and win

D Morschel v I Low 1963

Solution

After trying 1 Qh7+?, which fails, a change of move order leads to the solution: 1 Bf6!, and the queen can't be captured because of 2 Rg5 mate. If 1…Bf5 (say) 2 Qh6 and mate next move, so 1…Nd7 when 2 Qh7+ Kh7 3 Rh5+ Kg8[] 4 Rh8 mate.

Pretty standard, so not hard.

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