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At the first really strong post-war tournament in 1946, one of the strongest players ever—Smyslov-- found himself in this position as Black and played what move?


Solution:

Smyslov incorrectly played 1...b2 because he figured that after 2.Rxb2 Rh2+ would win the rook; however, after 3.Kf3 Rxb2 is stalemate! The winning move would be a king move to e4 or e5.

 


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