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Pete Tamburro on

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This is from an offhand game played and won by Miller many years ago. White obviously has Black on the run. Your challenge is to find the best plan to finish off Black.


Solution:

The best way would be 1.Qxc6+ Kb8 [1...Qc7 2.Qxc7#; 1...bxc6 2.Ba6+ Kb8 3.Nxc6#] 2.Nd7+ Qxd7 3.Qxd7 a5 4.Qd8+ Ka7 5.Qxa5+ Kb8 6.d7 Rxa5 7.d8Q+ Ka7 8.Qxa5+ Kb8 9.Qd8+ Ka7 10.Qd4+ Ka8 11.Qa4+ Kb8 12.Qxf4+ Ka7 13.Qf2+ Kb8 14.Qxf8+ Kc7 15.Qc5+ Kd8 16.Bb5 Nf6 17.0–0 h5 18.Qd6+ Kc8 19.Rf4 Nd7 20.Rc4+ Kd8 21.Qxd7#

 


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