Daily Chess Improvement: Small Brain Teaser!
SusanPolgar
White to move! How should white proceed? Make sure you post the solution with at least 6 moves.
No. 1-3
Yancey_Ward
Editor
A very nice puzzle. Dave didn't mention it, but the "obvious solution" of 1.Rg6 planning a check from h6 then g6 skewering the king and new queen fails because black doesn't have to cooperate by taking the rook- the king can just return to h8 since RxQ is stalemate.
DaveCubby
- Ng6+! Kg8, 2. Rf3!! g1=N!?, 3. Ne7+! Kh8/h7, 4. Rf2! — the Black Knight got trapped and White wins.
DaveCubby
- Ng6+! Kg8, 2. Rf3!! g1=Q, 3. Ne7+! Kh8/h7, 4. Rh3+ Kg7, 5. Rg3+! Qxg3, 6. Nf5+ and White wins.
