White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
This is one of the oldest tricks in the book. This was a trap laid by White and Black fell into it. White played 5.d5 and Black resigned on the spot as he lost a piece. After the knight moves to e5 or b8, White plays 6.Qa4+ and wins the greedy horse on e4. Something like this to Black’s advantage happened at an Olympiad: Combe,Robert Forbes - Hazenfuss,Wolfgang R [A30]Folkestone ol (Men) Folkestone.1933-- 1.d4 c5 2.c4 cxd4 3.Nf3 e5 4.Nxe5 Qa5+ 0–1
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