White to Play
Pete Tamburro
on
Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
This was from Hort-Portisch, 1973 and continued with (always look at all checks!): 1.Rg4+ fxg4 2.Qg5+ Kh8 3.Qh6 and Black can’t stop the two mate threats at h7 and f8. White saw an obstruction, but, because of the big hole in Black’s position, removed it with the rook check and cornering the king with the queen was easy.
Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.