White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
The first move was obvious-- 1.Be5+ Kg8 2.f5 (White restricts Black to one move) 2… e6 3.f6 Bg7 [Worth a try. Nothing else helps: 3...Kh8 4.f7+ Bg7 5.Bxg7#; 3...Ba3 4.f7+ Kf8 5.Bg7+ Ke7 6.f8Q+ Kd7 7.Qxa3] 4.f7+ [4.fxg7 is stalemate!] 4...Kh8 [4...Kf8 5.Bd6#] 5.f8Q#
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