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Doubled rooks on a semi-open file can be very powerful, and the knight plays a key role, Can you see what it might be?


Solution:

The knight fork works again in cooperation with the doubled rooks: 1.Nxb6 cxb6 [1...Bxe2 2.Nxd7 Bg4 3.Nc5; 1...Qe6 2.Nc4 c5 3.Qd2 cxd4 4.exd4 Bxc4 5.bxc4] 2.Qxa6 Rxa6 3.Rxc8+ Kf7 4.R1c7 Ra7 5.Rxd7+ Rxd7 6.Rb8 Rd6 7.Rb7+ Kg6 8.g4 Rc6 9.Kg2

 


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