White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
This game ended with a real double treat of a sacrifice. Szabo resigned after White’s very first move as he saw it, finally. Can you see it? From Boros-Szabo, Budapest, 1937.
Solution:
A fine lesson in how to break up a king position. 1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 [1...Kg8 2.Bxg6 Nf4 3.Bf5+ Ng6 4.e6 Kxh7 5.Qh5+ Kg8 6.Bxg6 fxe6 7.Bh7#]2.Rxf7+ Rxf7 3.Qxg6+ Kh8 4.Qxf7 Ng5 5.e6+ d4 6.Qh5+ Kg7 7.Qg6+ Kh8 8.exd7 Rf8 9.h4 Rf6 10.Qe8+ Kg7 11.Qxe7+ Nf7 12.d8Q Rf1+ 13.Bxf1 Kg6 14.Qf6+ Kh7 15.Bd3#
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