Daily Chess Puzzle
Today’s problem is from the March 1979 Chess magazine. I have hundreds (many hundreds) of magazines on my book shelves, and I thought I would dip into them; and thought I would start with this magazine from forty years back.
As is my custom, I only say 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
Sindik v Cebalo, Zagreb 1978
Solution
Seeing the geometry of the placement of the two queens, or by CJS Purdy’s technique of jump-biffs, it is clear that the Bd6 is pinned; and also, the Qb6 is tied to d8, else White would play Qd8 mate. So 1 Rb4! and Black’s position falls apart: 1-0.
FEN
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