Test your chess: Reitstein problem 164

White to play and win

R Schackis v N Bloch 1977

Solution

1 Ng6! is a natural first try, and if 1…fg 2 Qe6+ mates after 3 Qe7+ and 4 Qg7+. If instead black say plays 1…Rg8 then 2 Qe6+! is pretty: 2…fe[] 3 f7 mate. Nice.

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