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• White to move and win
[See answer at the bottom]
• Puzzle 92 Solution Hints
By material the queen is equal to 2 rooks. It is difficult to win in the queen vs 2 rooks endgame for the both parties. In this chess endgame, White is to win. Try to find the correct solution and learn… Each move must be intentional. First move the queen on b3 to check… The winning idea is to deliver a forced skewer and win a rook to win the endgame… How can you force a Black rook to choose a wrong step to be skewered?
• Puzzle 92 Data
1. Author: Salkind Lazard
2. Year: 1922
• About the Author
Lazard Borisovich Salkind (1886-1945), a great Russian chess composer, during Stalin’s time was accused of being a Menshevik and sent to the Gulag prison for 8 years.
• Puzzle Recommendations
You may solve this chess puzzle online or using a real chess board. Find the puzzle answer (the puzzle solution) below. Analyze the solution to see the best moves for White and Black and learn the winning ideas of the chess endgame.
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# Note: See the Puzzle Answer below #
• The Puzzle Answer
1. Qb3+ Kc1
[1… Ka1?? 2. Qb2#]
2. Qc3+ Kd1
[2… Kb1?? 3. Qb2#]
3. Qd3+ Kc1
4. Kb3!! Rh2
[Learn the White move Kb3 and find its purpose]
[Think why Black had to play Rh2]
5. Qc3+ Kd1
[Think why Black had to play Kd1 but not Kb1]
6. Qa1+ Kd2
7. Qb2+ 1-0
[This is a way how the queen can disarm 2 rooks]
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