Daily Chess Puzzle

Today’s problem is from the AlphaZero- Stockfish match.

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

Solution

The next move is simply beautiful, and not something I have seen before: 1 Qg6+!!!!

1..hg 2 Ng7+ Kf7[] 3 Be6 mate.

Beautiful!

Black, if he/she is an engine or has no feeling, can spoil the beauty by playing 1…Rf7, when White has to settle for 2 Ng7+ Kf8 3 Qh7 when White wins the Rf7 and Bf1: 3…Bc5 4 Nf5+ Ke8[] 5 Qg8+ Kd7[] 6 Qf5+ and 7 Bf1

FEN

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