Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #463
Another puzzle from Dragoslav Andric’s 1981 book “Matni Udar”.
White to play and mate Black (with a twist)
-try to solve the puzzle, but also try to ‘cook’ it. There is a partial cook.
Terentiev v Radzenko, Sochi 1979
Solution
Like yesterday’s puzzle, a rook move interferes with Black’s pieces coordination. 1 Rd6! disconnects Black’s Qb6 from his Nf6. After 1…ed[] 2 Nf6+ Kg7
3 Neg4! and Black’s defences are breached.
Partial cook
However, my engine sees it differently. 1…Qb2!, after which its assessment is only +1.2. Its main line is 2 Nf6+ ef 3 Nd7 Rfd8
You then quickly get into the land of computer moves. 4 Rd2! Rd7! 5 Rd7! Nc3 6 Qc4 Ne2+! 7 Kh1[] Qa2! and Black is fighting. Certainly, I wouldn’t be confident of winning the position after 1…Qb2 if playing White vs Carlsen.
FEN
r4rk1/4pp1p/1q3np1/2p1N3/n3NQ2/8/PP3PPP/3R1RK1 w – – 0 1