It’s Your Move: daily chess puzzle #327

Black to play and win

Adorjan v Basman, Hastings 1973

Solution

I played the straightforward 1…Nd3! which Fritz says is marginally stronger than the move played, 1..Bf2+. After 1…Nd3:

2 Rd1 Bf2+ 3 Kf1

White is trussed up: Black can unpin his Queen by Qb5, and then will win eventually.

Basman’s 1…Bf2+! is a tougher piece of calculation, and I admire his ability: 2 Kf2[] Qa7+ 3 Ke1 Ng4 and if 4 Nd4 Rd4 5 Bd4 Qd4:

and Black is winning: his pieces combine together so well.