A simple tactic for a Champion | Puzzle of the day 02/24/2024

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Rizsatt

I took this example from a Steinitz game in a Simultaneous. How would you play white?

findbrian

1. Ne6+ fxe6 (or dxe6, which is even worse for black, because they lose their queen with check) 2. Ba5+ winning the queen. If instead 1...Ke8 then 2. Nbc7#.