Daily Chess Puzzle

Today’s problem is from the samw game as yesterday.

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

Keymer v Meier, Karlsruhe 24//4/19

Solution

Watching live, I was panicking, not knowing how, if I were White, I would win. The chance of messing up was high.

But this position seems instructive.

1 Qe3+! because if 1…Kh1 2 Qe4!

2 Qe4! is the only move:

Black is in zugzwang: 2…Kg1[] 3 Qe1 mate.

Instructive.

FEN

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