Test your chess: daily chess puzzle

White to play and win

allanbeard v King David, Playchess 3 min, April 2013

Solution

1 Qe1!! a5 2 Qg1!! and the queen enters, with one defence being 2…Kc8 3 Be6+- Black has other defences, such as 1….c5 2 Bd5! . If Black makes a 'pass' move, because of the back rank mate threat oif white plays 2 Qa5, then white has time for (eg 1…h6) 2 h3!! and then 3 Qg1!!

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