Thursday’s chess puzzle
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS

Good morning sunshine! Don’t you just hate those difficult puzzles that take you all day to solve and ,in the end –even if you find the solution, only leave you feeling frustrated and useless?

Good morning sunshine! Don’t you just hate those difficult puzzles that take you all day to solve and ,in the end –even if you find the solution, only leave you feeling frustrated and useless?

Well, today’s Kasparian concoction has the advantage that even if you don’t solve it you will feel good about yourself! Why is that? Because it is consciousness-expanding! No one ever walks away from a Kasparian study without having a profound, life-changing experience!
Kasparian was the man! The maestro himself in the flesh…Material is even, but White has a dangerous passed a-pawn. Black is close to a draw, and all he has to do is take the a-pawn off. But it is White’s move! Make it count. White to play and win. Good luck!
KASPARIAN 1985