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.
White to play : examine 1 Rb5 fg, as played
Hanninen v a.n.other, simul Helsinki 1957
Solution
1 Rb5! fg 2 Qf6+!!
and if 2…Nf6 then 3 Rb8+ Kd7 4 Bc8+ and 5 Be6 mate.
FEN
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