Daily Chess Puzzle

Today’s problem is from an old edition of Chess magazine; not sure which, I had photocopied the “hard” puzzles page, and used it as something to pass the time when dog walking or walking in the hills.

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.

Black to play

Solovchuk v Rakhmangulova, Ukraine 2011

Solution

1…Qf1 [] 2 Qf1 Bf1[] 3 d6 Bh3[]

4 a5 e3 5 a6 e2 6 a7 and draws.

How? see tomorrow’s puzzle.

FEN

7k/5K2/8/3P1Q2/P3p3/8/6b1/4q3 b – – 0 1