Friday, October 16, 2009

Calculation Puzzle

queen sacBlack to Play and Win

Looking through Chess Review from 1956, I came across the forgotten amateur game Collins - Rankis, New York State Championship 1956 (PGN here). In the position above, Black is up a pawn and can eventually win by many means, but the puzzle really asks you to find Black's most stunning, artistic, and forceful method.
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1 comment:

  1. ADHThu Oct 22, 05:13:00 PM EDT

    Very nice.
    1. Qxf3 gxf3
    2. Rg6+ Kf1 (If Kh1, then Nf2 mates)
    3. Bh3+ Ke2
    4. Rg2+ Kd3
    5. Rd8+ Bd4 N
    6. Ne5++

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