Puzzle No. 428 (and No..427)
10 May '13 13:31At work I do 18 (3 pages of 6 ) puzzles a day, sometimes more,
all depends how busy we are.
ATM I'm going through Reinfeld 1001 combo's they are not too difficult
(infact some are simple one movers not requiring you to look at the solution)
and I often score 18-0.
I did a large chunk of these in the 70's, this time I am doing every one.
However this one No. 428 was a fail.
White to play.
I did go for a line that would have won and in some cases in this book
that is all you need. A technical win.
But I did check it and was pleasantly surprised. (and caught!)
Of course one reason I failed is that there are bunches of easy ones
and suddenly to get this dropped in your lap is unfair.
(that is my excuse and I'm sticking to it) 😉
For instance the one preceeding this No.427.
White to play and win is fairly simple.
The f4 Knight is stopping both Rd5+ and Be2+ so it's over worked.
1. Rd5+ Nxd5 2. Be2+ Ka5 3. Ra7+ Ra6 4. Rxa6 mate.
A nice clockwork finish. (if 1....Ka6 2.Bc8+ is a tech win.)
So....
White to play and win and what do you think is the real reason why I missed the best line.
(not a trick question that last one, the position is correct.)
And do it in your head like I had to do.
all depends how busy we are.
ATM I'm going through Reinfeld 1001 combo's they are not too difficult
(infact some are simple one movers not requiring you to look at the solution)
and I often score 18-0.
I did a large chunk of these in the 70's, this time I am doing every one.
However this one No. 428 was a fail.
White to play.
I did go for a line that would have won and in some cases in this book
that is all you need. A technical win.
But I did check it and was pleasantly surprised. (and caught!)
Of course one reason I failed is that there are bunches of easy ones
and suddenly to get this dropped in your lap is unfair.
(that is my excuse and I'm sticking to it) 😉
For instance the one preceeding this No.427.
White to play and win is fairly simple.
The f4 Knight is stopping both Rd5+ and Be2+ so it's over worked.
1. Rd5+ Nxd5 2. Be2+ Ka5 3. Ra7+ Ra6 4. Rxa6 mate.
A nice clockwork finish. (if 1....Ka6 2.Bc8+ is a tech win.)
So....
White to play and win and what do you think is the real reason why I missed the best line.
(not a trick question that last one, the position is correct.)
And do it in your head like I had to do.
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