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White to Play

By Pete Tamburro

From the Editors: The Monday chess puzzle ezine initially went out without the diagram. This issue contains the diagram so you may work the puzzle. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Yes, that is a Black rook on c1. It has just taken its counterpart, and now it is White to reply. In Tylor-Winter, 1933, White found a sparkling way to win, and his opponent resigned just before getting mated.


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