A Fun Puzzle From Ken Regan - With Hints
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 7:09PM
Dennis Monokroussos in Tactics

This is the fascinating position first presented yesterday, with Black to move. (There are hints below, so if you don't want to see them, go to the original post or don't look below the diagram!)

Here are IM Ken Regan's hints:

1. Can Black get away with the pawn snatch 1...Qxb2---?  White has a terrifying reply, but can Black survive it?
2. What happens if White plays h3 or Nd4 after the terrifying move?  Or h3 right away?
3. Is 1...Qxb2
Black's best move in this position?  Is this a case where risky Pawn-grabbing is the only safe policy?

I'll leave the comments open to anyone whose remarks aren't engine-based. Happy analysing!

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