Daily Chess Puzzle

Today’s problem is a study seen on Twitter.

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

Study, Tweeted by Olimpiu G Urcan, unattributed

Solution

Olimpiu G Urcan is always interesting to follow on Twitter, where his handle is @olimpiuurcan.

Most of his studies are too hard for me to solve quickly: and are in my pile to “solve some time” -a pile which grows, and never gets smaller.

This one was easier, as he said, and also is nice to solve.

1 Bh6! Rh6+ [] 2 Kf7 Rg8 3 Rd8+ Rg8[] 4 Rg8 mate.

Pretty.

FEN

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