Another puzzle for an easy Reitstein day

Black to play and win

Galliamova-Kosintseva 2012

Solution

This was the second of the two puzzles from Chess Today issue 4237 which I commented on in my 'Another puzzle for an easy Reitstein day' puzzle of five days ago.

Having stored this puzzle up for a walk, it took me no time to spot: after seeing that 1…Rb3? and 1…Rd1? achieved nothing, I looked at 1…Ba4! pinning the knight, and saw that the maxim 'pin and win' held good.

There aren't many variations. 2 Ra4 simply loses the exchange, and then it is easy; so 2 Rb1 Rb3! 3 Rb3 (3 Ra4 Rb1+!) 3…Qd1+ 4 Qd1[] Rd1+ 5 K any Bb3 0-1.

This puzzle seems an opportune occasion to repeat one of my favourite pieces of CJS Purdy's writings:

Purdy on nets, pins and ties, Fine Art, vol 2, pg 205

Some things are hooey,

and most others lies;

But forks you mustn't miss,

nor pins, nets, ties.

Quirky writing, but memorable nevertheless: or, in fact memorable because quirky.

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