Daily Chess Puzzle
Today’s problem is from the current European Team Championships.
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
Gawain Jones v Haik Martirosyan, European Team Championships, Batumi, Georgia, 31 October 2019 (variation)
Solution
1 Rd1+ Ke4 (1…Kc4 2 Rc3+ Kc3[] 4 Rc1+ skewers the LPDO Rc7) 2 b6! overloads the Rc7.
FEN
8/1prb3p/7p/pP2p3/P2k4/2b3P1/2R2P1P/2R3K1 w – – 0 28
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