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Problem of the Week
2006.01.15

Black to Move and Win

[need a hint?] [Solution] [archive]

White has just played 1.Be1?? How does Black best take advantage of this blunder?

24...Rf1+

Also winning material, though not as much, is 24...Nxe3 25.Qe2 Rf1+ 26.Qxf1 Nxf1 27.Kxf1

With ...Rf1+ Black forces the white king onto the square where a knight fork is possible:

25.Kxf1 Nxe3+

Black wins the queen, and the game.