White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
Maybe I should have done this for Halloween as a trick or treat. It is both! This clever concoction was conceived by H. Cohn. White puts his king on e5 and pawn on b6 and then begins: 1.bxa7 Na6 (otherwise 2.axb8=N mate!) 2.a8=N and mate next move with 3.Nb6#.
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