It’s Your Move: daily chess puzzle

White to play and win, after Black played 1…Bd6??

Allan Beardsworth v  “Lzikon”, ICC 3 minute blitz

Solution

Today, it being New Years’ Day, a departure from the daily Teschner book puzzle, and instead a position from one of my 3 minute blitz games; I was pleased to spot the tactic in an otherwise near level game.

1 Nf7!! double attacks the Qd8 and Bd6; and if 1…Kf7, then 2 Qe6+ is another double attack, and the Bd6 drops off with fatal consequences.

May be doing daily tactics helps? It is nice to play such nice ‘tictacs’ now and then.