White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
The best move here is quite out of the ordinary. The main idea is 5.Ke2!! when 5… Nb6 6.c5 Nd5 7.a3 Ba5 8.b4 wins the bishop. Other moves allow Black to exchange off the bishop with check and then move the knight. Even 5…Ne7 doesn’t help: 5…Ne7 6.a3 Ba5 7.b4 Bb6 8.c5.
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