• White to move and win
[See answer at the bottom]
• Puzzle 7 Solution Hints
You may easily find the first correct move for White... Yes, the first correct one is to move the bishop one square up. But it is only beginning — and what to do if Black will answer, for example, with simple Rf8? The correct answer is to find a waiting move to place Black in zugzwang. Such a move is called intermediate move or zwischenzug (the German word for intermediate move).
• Puzzle 7 Data
1. Author: Rinaldo Bianchetti
2. Year: 1925
• About the Author
Rinaldo Bianchetti (1882–1963) was an Italian endgame composer. He has proposed the theory of reciprocal squares in the pawn endgames.
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# Note: See the Puzzle Answer below #
• The Puzzle Answer
1. Bb2! Rf8
[1... Ra6+? 2. Ra3+ 1-0]
[1... Kg8? 2. Rg3+ 1-0]
2. Rc7+ Kg8
3. Rg7+ Kh8
4. Ka2!! 1-0
[White made the waiting move 4. Ka2!! to zugzwang Black]
[Such move is called zwischenzug or intermediate move]
[Black king locked — any move of Black rook is loosing]
See other chess endgame puzzles:
Endgames 1-30
Endgames 31-60
Endgames 61-90
Endgames 91-120
