[blind-chess] Solution to Problem WAC088
- From: "R Dinger" <rrdinger@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "chess" <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 08:49:35 -0700
Good Morning Puzzlers,
Better late than never, I finally am getting around to this problem.
Apparently this problem is from a Morphy "blindfold" game.
As usual Paul has given us a very complete analysis of the problem and I
encourage you to study it. The section at the end covering "alarm bells" has
some very good advice.
Also as usual, my brief answer follows.
The best move is: 1... Rxg2+
Principle:
White is in trouble as black has a bishop, a rook and the queen all bearing
down on the nearly defenseless white king side. Black should be looking for
attacking possibilities. Since the g-pawn is pinned Qh3 or Bh3 may be
attractive threats, but there is an even stronger forcing move.
1. ... Rxg2+, forcing whites reply.
2. Kxg2 Qh3+, now forcing white into the open.
3. Kf2 Qh2+, black prevents escape and forces white out.
4. Kf3 Rf8+, and there is no escape!
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