White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
This position is from an actual game, Najdorf-Curtis, 1985. Najdorf, in the 40s and 50s was one of the top ten players in the world, yet here, a bit older, he missed a win. How does White win?
Solution:
The wrong way, the way Najdorf chose, was 1.Qxc3 Qxf2+ 2.Kg5 f6+ 3.Qxf6 Qh4+ 4.Kxh4 g5+ and it’s stalemate next move, no matter what. The right way was 1.Qd4 Rxh3+ 2.Kxh3 Qh1+ 3.Kg3 Qg1+ 4.Kf3 Qh1+ 5.Ke2 Kh6 6.Qf6 with an unavoidable mate.
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