Black to Play
Pete Tamburro
on
Published in Chess Puzzles
Every chess player has to watch out for back rank mating threats. 1...cxd4 2.Rxc8 2.Qxe7 Rxc1# or2.Nb3 Qxa3 3.bxa3 Rxc1+ 4.Nxc1 Rc8 5.Nb3 d3 6.exd3 Rc2 7.0–0 Rxa2 8.Ra1 Rxa1+ 9.Nxa1 Bxd3 2...Rxc8 3.b4 Qxb4 and White Resigned because of 4.Qb3 Rc1+ 5.Qd1 Rxd1+
Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.