White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
Vukovic’s point was that there were four mating patterns in this one position. Thus, you have to be aware of a variety of possibilities even in the simplest positions. 1.Qd7 Kf6 [1...gxf5 2.Bg7+ Ke4 3.Qxd4#; 1...g5 2.Bg7#; 1...Ne6 2.Qxe6#] 2.Bg4 Ke5 [2...g5 3.Qg7#] 3.Bg7+ Ke4 4.Qxd4#
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