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

Adams v Andreikin, European Team Championships, Batumi, Georgia, 1st November 2019

Solution

A wonderful victory by Mickey Adams in this match whcih England drew 2-2 with Russia. The game was vintage Mickey, piece play to perfection, nurturing to victory the smallest of edges.

1 Nf6+! picks up a pawn: 1…gf 2 Rc7 regains the N

FEN

2R5/3Nn1pk/4ppp1/1p6/7P/1P3P2/2P1K1P1/r7 w – – 0 37