Daily Chess Puzzle

Today’s problem is from an old edition of Chess Magazine. I don’t know which one, because, as is my habit, from time to time I photocopy a page to solve on walks or on trains etc; and my copy doesn’t show the magazine date.

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

M Yeo v P Gayson, Hinckley, 5/5/2013

Solution

1 Bc7! is hard, but nice to find; if 1…Bc7 then 2 Ne7+ Kd8[] 3 Nc6+ and 4 Rd7 mate, so Black ‘grovelled’ with 1…Qc7.

A few moves later:

The game went on for another 26 moves, but the result was never really in doubt.

FEN

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