White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
- Solution: The fun starts with a clearance move: 1.Bf6 Qh6 [Taking the bishop doesn’t help:1...Qxf6 2.Bxc6+ bxc6 3.Rhe1+ Be7 4.Qd8# although this attempt to pin the White queen only lasts one more move.] 2.Bxc6+ bxc6 3.f4 Be6 4.Qd8+ Rxd8 5.Rxd8#
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