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

Keller v Jasser, corre 1976-78

Solution

1 Q8d4! – a move which took me a while to see; but once seen, it is “obvious”:  Bh6 follows, with mate on g7.

The main line is 1…Nd4 2 Bh6 Ne6 3 Qe6! and if 3…fe 4 Rf8 mate.

FEN

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