Thursday, April 1, 2010

White to Move





Cardoso - Torre
Manila 1973

from John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Book


see the solution below the fold:











1. Qe5 f6
  (1... Qxc3 2. Rxd5 Qxe5 3. Rxe5)

2. Qxf6 Nxf6 3. Bxc6
  (3. Bxc6 Ba6 4. Bxa8 Rxa8 5. Rd6)

2 comments:

  1. I didn't consider the 1...Qxc3 line, which is a classic removal of the guard theme. Here's some other things I considered:

    1.Qe5 f6 2.Qxf6

    A) 2...Re7 3.Bxd5 +-

    B) 2...Qc7 3.Rxd5 exd5 4.Bxd5+ Be6 5.Bxe6+ Rxe6 6.Qxe6+ +-

    C) 2...Qd7 3.Rxd5 exd5 4.Bxd5+ Qe6 (4...Re6 5.Qf8# or 4...Qxd5 5.Qg7#) 5.Qg7#

    D) 2...Qb7 3.Rxd5 exd5 4.Bxd5+ +-

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  2. On A) 2...Re7 3.Qf8# of course is best.

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