Black to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
There is a dazzling start to this mating attack. Can you imagine figuring this out over the board? 1...Rxa2+!! 2.Kg3 [ Very quick mate would come from taking the rook: 2.Rxa2 Qe3+ 3.Kf1 Qe1#] 2...Qe3+ 3.Kh4 Re4+ 4.Bxe4 Qxe4+ 5.Kh3 Qxg2+ 6.Kh4 Qe4+ 7.Kh3 Qf3+ 8.Kh4 Rxh2+ 9.Kg5 Rh5# As we have often suggested, try, just looking at the diagram, doing the solution in your head after going through it a couple of times.
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