Test your chess: Reitstein problem 213

White to play and win

J Martins v ED Hill 1953

Solution

This is one which, being a problem, is easier: you know there is a forcing solution. So, consider all biffs and play 1 Ba5! Ra5[] 2 Rh7+!.

There is a single branch: 2…Kh7[] 3 Rh6+ (3 Qd7+ also wins, but slower: 3…Rg7+ 4 Rh6+ Kg8[] 5 Qe6+, shuffle the Q to d6, to protect a3, then play Rh6) Kg7[] 4 Qd7+ Kf8[] 5 Rf6 mate.

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