Beat the Masters 9
August 1988, Position A
White to play
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I'm thinking of the trick
ReplyDelete1.Rc1!? Rxb2+
2.Kd3+ Kd6
3.Nc4+ with a fork
Same idea as Tom but my move was 1. Kd3. I thought that 1... Rb3+ 2. Ke2 d3+ 3. Ke3 wouldn't help Black.
ReplyDeleteEvening Tom, Angus. Thanks for dropping by.
ReplyDeleteFull response tomorrow in the comments box but ... for now I’ll say one of you has 10 points and one of you has 7 points.
Also, I just noticed I missed labeled this puzzle. It’s actually position A from August 1988 not April.