I found this funny puzzle on the Chess Tactics app. It is white to move and win. How?
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Chess puzzle #51
See diagram. Black to move. He is clearly in a worse position. But after his next move 1. – Rxc7 it is over in a couple of moves. How?
What is the threat? The wrong square…
With his last move, 19. Nh4 white set up a nasty threat. Do you see what are white’s intentions?
I think they are rather obvious. More important is: how should black react to this threat? The black player in this game made a wrong decision and lost quickly. See solution…
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Chess puzzle #19
White is winning. In the diagram position he could play for instance 1. b6 or 1. Ka4 and he is doing fine.
Instead he played 1. Qc3?? Why is this a blunder? Answer…
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