Test your chess: Reitstein problem 111

White to play and win

D Macfarlane v F Koronstenski 1979

Solution

Reitstein says that black offered a draw in this position, and white accepted. But 1 Bb6! isn't too hard to find, and black's pawns drop off. Making it (the acceptance of the draw) worse, 1 Ba7 wins similarly. The idea of both moves is to move the b8-h2 diagonal, biffing the e5 pawn.

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