Daily Chess Puzzle

Today’s problem is from the 1972 book “Chess Combination as a Fine Art”, a book based on articles published in the 1950s-1960s by Kurt Richter.

Since the start of 2018, I have decided to adopt the style of only saying which side is to play: and not giving an idea if the move wins or otherwise, unless on occasion I think signposting would be helpful. Instead, the problems are posed with the instruction to decide what you would play, as in a game.

Black to play

Carro v Rossolimo, 1951

Solution

1…Qc1+ 2 Kh2[] Qf4+ is the natural try, setting up a jump-biff on the b8-h2 diagonal, with the Qd6 being LPDO.

3 g3? and 3 Kg1? lose the queen to 3…Nf3+; so 3 Kh1: but then 3…Qf1+ and 4…Qe2, picking up the LPDO Re2.

FEN

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