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White to Play

Pete Tamburro on

Published in Chess Puzzles

Many times in chess, short tactical skirmishes, not necessarily leading to mate, decide the game. This game between John Nicholson and Stefan Baecklin in Hungary, 1939, started out: 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Bc4 c6 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Qe2 e6 9.Ne5 Be7 10.0–0–0 0–0 11.f3 Qc7 with White to play.


Solution:

White sharply wins with 12.g4 Bg6 13.h4 Black Resigned as after:13...h6 [13...Nxe5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.h5] 14.Nxg6 fxg6 15.Qxe6+ Kh8 16.Qxe7 Rae8 17.Qa3

 


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