Test your chess: daily chess puzzle # 234

White to play and win

J Nelson v JA Maloney 2004

Solution

The most natural move is 1 Re8, but this is thwarted by 1…Rg7; so what better? Consider all biffs leads to 1 Bg8+!

Effectively, this just gains a tempo. If now 1…Kg8 then 2 Re8+ and 3 Qh8, so 1…Kh8. Now 2 Rd5+! forces 2…Kg8 when 3 Re8+ Kf7 4 Qh8

and mate follows.

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