Test your chess: Reitstein problem 148

Black to play and win

White's last move was 1 g3-g4, threatening 2 Rh1, winning the queen.

ED Hill v W Heidenfeld 1951

Solution

I doubt I would have found it in a game, but because of it being a puzzle, and because Reitstein's comment said the solution was brilliant, I quickly saw 1…Nc4!. If the N is captured, then 2…Rf3 and white's king side collapses. So, 2 Rh1, when 2…Qh1! and the next point emerges:

The above position is after 3 Bh1 Rf2+, when 4 Ke1 Rf1+ 5 Qf1 Rf1+ 6 Kf1 Ne3+ and the ending is won for black.

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