It’s Your Move: daily chess puzzle # 89

White to play and win

Nonnenmacher v Schneider, Ingolstadt 1964

Solution

Not too hard today, but a nice puzzle nevertheless. Black has several replies to White’s biff 1 Nf5!.

If for instance 1…ef, then 2 Qg3, threatens both Qg7 mate and (if 2…Rg8) 3 Qc3+ and mates; if 1..f6, then 2 Qg3 and too many pieces gun down on g7.

Finally, cute moves like 1…Qg2+ with the idea of 2…Rg8 just lose: if nothing else, 2 Qg2 and 3 Ng3.