Chess teachers are fond of teaching elementary ideas such as back rank mates and Philidor’s Legacy or Lucena Position (some people still fight about the name copyright), but did you know you can use both themes in one position?

Solution:

This position is from Below-Pantzke, Berlin, 1951-52. The short win is: 1.Qc7 Rc6 [ Longer adventures with the same result are: 1...gxh6 2.Qxf7 Rxd8 (2...Ra7 3.Rxf8+ Qxf8 4.Qxf8+ Ng8 5.Rd8 Rg7 6.Qf6 h5 7.Qe5 h6 8.Rd7 Nf6 9.Qxf6 e5 10.Qxg7#) 3.Rxd8+ Ne8 4.Rxe8+ Qf8 5.Rxf8#; 1...Ra8 2.Qxf7 Raxd8 3.Rxd8 gxh6 4.Rxf8+ Qxf8 5.Qxf8+ Ng8 6.c5 h5 7.c6 h4 8.c7 h5 9.c8Q Kh7 10.Qxg8+ Kh6 11.Qcxe6#] 2.Qxf7 Rxd8 3.Qg8+ Rxg8 4.Nf7#

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