Daily Chess Puzzle

Today’s problem is from the recent Bangkok Open. A lovely finish by my school mate Nigel Short can’t go unpublished in this blog.

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

Short v Avinash, Bangkok 2019

Solution

1 Re6! and Black resigned, since if 1…Ke6 then 2 Qd5+!! Kd5[] 3 Bc4 mate.

FEN

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