White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
This is an unknown game from the 20s…an exciting game with pawns on both sides ready to queen.
Solution:
This is an especially instructive position because it addresses a problem many chess players suffer from at one time or another. With all the possibilities that can happen on a- and b- files, you can easily forget what’s going on elsewhere. The “elsewhere” here is the position of the Black king. He’s a bit hemmed in. Also, there’s a “wish” move here. If the bishop were able to move it could mate on c4! THAT is the key to this position: to unpin the bishop: 1.Qxa1 bxa1=Q 2.a8=Q Qxa8 3.Bc4+ Qd5 4.Bxd5#
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