Written by Robert Jamieson on 13th Aug, 2010
Last week’s puzzle created quite a bit of interest with Chess
Kids coach Tim Broome finding a mate in 6, only to be trumped by someone
else have found a very beautiful mate in 5. Have a look in the
comments to Puzzle #48 if you missed it.
This week’s puzzle is from Magnus Carlsen, the world’s highest rated
player, who finds a nice tactic in a Rook and Knight endgame. See how
quickly you can spot it.
White to play and win
ANSWER:
Carlsen played 1.Nf6+!! gxf6 2.Rh1+ Nh6 3.Rg6 Rc3+ 4.Kg2 Rc2+ 5.Kf3 Rc3+ 6.Ke4 Rc4 7.Kd5 Rc5+ 8.Ke6 1-0
If you missed the solution then you are clearly not following Purdy’s advice to “Examine all checks and captures.”
