White to move wins. How? See solution….

Black’s situation is quite problematic. He tried to simplify the position and take the sting out of white’s attack with 1. … Qa8 (the black queen was on d8) does this solve his problems? Solution…

Black just played 1. … Bg4 attacking white’s rook on d8 and the queen on h5. Is this bold move enough to save the game? See solution …

White has a simple mate threat. If it was his move he would win with 1. Qh8+ Kf7 2. Th7#

A way to avoid disaster is 1. … Kf7 and to try to move the king out of harms way. Or has black something better? See solution…

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I hate to confess this to you, but I missed this one. The first moves seem quite obvious, but than I lost it.*

For sure you can do better and see one move deeper than I did!? White to move and win. See solution…

*I always try to solve the puzzles without moving the pieces.

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It seems that the black attack came to a dead end. That’s too bad, because he invested a whole rook in the adventure. The rook on a8 and the bishop on c8 are passive bystanders and of no use for the attack.

At first glance nothing works. For instance 1. … Nxe2+ is met by 2. Nxe2 Qxg4 3. Kh2 Bd7 4. Ng3 and white has the upper hand. Other moves seems to go nowhere either. So is it hopeless for black? On the contrary. He has a win. For you to find out how.

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