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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