Test your chess: daily chess puzzle

White to play: what is his best move?

allanbeard v rpair ICC 2013 3 minute blitz

Solution

1 Bg7! the idea being 1…Qg7 (as played) 2 Nb5! 1-0 since 2…ab 3 Rd7 and white should win the ending. However, 1..Kg7! is only a perpetual after 2 Nb5 ab 3 Rd7+ Kh8 4 Qe5+.

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