White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
The genius puzzle composer, Sam Loyd, won this position in an actual game in 1868.
As pretty and effective an interference move as you will see over the board: 1. Qe6 Bxe6 (1... Nxe6 2. Nhg6+ Kg8 3. Rh8#) (1... Rxe6 2. Nhg6+ Kg8 3.Rh8#) (1... Qxg2+ 2. Nxg2#) 2. Nf5+ Kg8 3. Ne7#
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