Another puzzle for an easy Reitstein day

Black to play and win

A Karpov v Y Seirawan, blitz, 2012

Seen in Chess Today issue 4237

Solution

As regular readers of this blog will know, I always have a stash of difficult puzzles, and take out a bundle with me when walking the dog or going for walks in the Lakes. They provide something to think about, if I want something to think about.

This puzzle was one of two cut out of CT4237 and taken with me on a walk recently in the Langsrath Valley, near our cottage in Borrowdale, in the English Lakes. I must have thought them hard since I had cut them out. But, alas, I solved this one instantly (instantly in the sense of second time I looked at it, because clearly some months back it must have stumped me).

1…Rc5! and the black pawn promotes. For instance, 2 Kc5 c2 and the rook can't get back, and the king on c5 interferes and negates Rc6.

Alas, the other one was similarly 'easy'. I had better admire the view:

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