White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
Black’s a pawn up, but White has a trick up his sleeve. Won by Helling in 1933.
Solution:
This is an instructive little lesson on back rank mates, pins and interference—a three for one special: The quickest thematic mates are 1.Bd6! Rxd6 [1...Qxb3 2.Rf8#; 1...Qc4 2.Rf8#; 1...Ng5 2.Rf8#] 2.Qb8+ Rd8 3.Qxd8+ Qe8 4.Qxe8#
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