White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
1.Nf7 e5 [1...Rxg5 2.Nh6#; 1...Rxf7 2.Rd8+ Rf8 3.Qf6 Rxd8 4.Qg7#] 2.Qf6 [Messier is 2.Nh6+ Kg7 3.Qe7+ Kxh6 4.Qxf8+ Kh5 5.Bc1 g5 6.Qe8+ Kh6 7.Qxc8] 2...Rxf7 [2...Qh4 3.Qxh4 Rxf7 4.Rd8+ Kg7 5.Bc1 (5.Rxc8) 5...h5 6.Rxc8 Rd5 7.Qg5 Bb6 8.Re8 Rc5 9.Re6 e4 10.Qxg6+ Kf8 11.Bh6+ Rg7 12.Qxg7#] 3.Rd8+ Rf8 4.Rxf8#
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