Daily Chess Puzzle
Today’s problem is from an old edition of the British Chess Magazine
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, after Black plays 1…Rd6 here.
Gelfand v Ivanchuk, Sochi 11/8/2008
Solution
1…Bd6
2 Qh5! a lovely move, hitting f7.
2…Bd7 (2…Be6 3 Qg6+ Kh8 4 Qh7 mate).
3 e5! Be8[] 3 Qf3!
3…Rdd8 keeping the defence of the Pd5.
4 Qf5! (4 e6 also wins) Bg7[] 5 Qg4! Bf7[] 6 e6! 1-0.
I presume, in awe, that Boris saw all the combination through to the end.
FEN
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