Today’s chess puzzle
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
In the next puzzle, White finds himself a Queen to the good, but with Black threatening either to promote one of his pawns or stalemating himself. There is, however, a tricky manoevre that allows White to bypass Black’s ambitious plans (a Queen is a Queen, after all!) and force a clear win. Are you up to it? Good luck!
Your solution may be sent to my blog email, if you have any doubts! A master should solve this in about 15 minutes.
HOLZHAUSEN 1895
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
Walther von Holzhausen (29 May 1876, Opava – 9 August 1935, Magdeburg) was a German chess master and problemist.
Born in Troppau (Opava), then Austrian Silesia, as the son of an Austrian officer, although his family lived in Frankfurt am Main, he graduated from states military academies at Graz (Austria) and Hanau (Germany). During World War I, he fought in eastern front, where he was captured by Russians, and as a prisoner of war, was sent to Khabarovsk in Russian Far East. In winter 1917/18 he escaped from the camp.
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS