It’s Your Move: daily chess puzzle # 169

White to play and win

Zuidema v Ree, Zevenbergen 1967

Solution

Quite an interesting one today. Black’s powerful Ne5 dominates; whilst Black’s weakness on f7 is apparent.

CJS Purdy taught us to ignore threats so 1 Qh5!! and if 1…Nc4?? 2 Qf7 mate; or 1…g6 2 Qe5! so Black is forced to grovel with say 1…e6 2 Be6 or 1…Bc6 2 Bf7+ when White is a pawn up, and has compensation, to repeat a well known quip.

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