Test your chess: daily chess puzzle

White to play and win

allanbeard v sweet ICC 2012 3 minute blitz

Solution

Several moves no doubt win (1 Bd4, for instance) but 1 Ng5!! was pretty. I had hoped to be allowed to do a Nf7+/Nh6+/Qg8+/Nf7 smothered mate, but alas, 1….fg 2 Bd5 and since 2…Bf8 loses to 3 Qg8 mate, black played 2…Qc5 after which 3 Qh6! Bf8 (3…Bf6 4 Qf6!) 4 Be4 1-0

Another example of Morra Mayhem (the title of Marc Esserman's book).

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