[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: A new puzzle, based on Adams-Emms, British Championship 1997

[Email subscription to blog articles]

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
A new puzzle, based on Adams-Emms, British Championship 1997
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1200741360.shtml


   I found (and to my pleasure, solved) the following position, #497 in
   John Emms' The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book (Gambit, 2000):
   [adams_emms_bch1997.jpg]
   It's White to move, and in view of the threatened 1...Rb1 the
   situation looks dire. What should he do? Please don't offer answers in
   the comments for this one; I'll supply the answer in a day or two.