It’s Your Move: daily chess puzzle # 183

Black to play and win

Westman v Walther, Havana 1966

Solution

Fairly standard today. Aim is to break through with maximum effect, and after a moment’s thought, 1…Bh2+ seems right. White can grovel by 2 Kh1 Bg2+ 3 Bg2[] Rg2, when it is 0-1, or play 2 Nh2, when 2…Rg2+

White must capture the rook, else  3…Qh2 mate; so 3 Bg2 Rg2+ 4 Kf1

and now noting the LPDO Qc2, the neat 4…Rf2+ skewers the QandK after 5 Kf2[] Qh2+

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