TZAAR: Puzzle #8
A bit harder
Raising the bar. A TZAAR puzzle from ivyed_seer. Medium difficulty. White to move. Find a line that wins in exactly two turns.
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This puzzle has several solutions, but the key is to remove Black’s tott on c5 so it cannot capture the isolated tott on a7 on its turn. The second action must hide the tott on d3 while still leaving Black a capture. Black will have only one attack left; White then finishes.
Correct answers:
- c4-c5, d3-e3
- d5-c5, d3-e3
- a7-c5, d3-e3