Another puzzle for an easy Reitstein day

White to play and win

Allan Beardsworth – MaxE, ICC, 3 min pp

Solution

Examine all biffs, or Purdy's mantra to ignore threats, and decide what you would wish to play if the threat couldn't possibly be played, leads to the threat of Rb3 being ignored, and instead 1 Ra6! being considered, when the threat of back rank carnage means that white is a piece up, 1-0.

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