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This is a good puzzle if you’re among the readers getting lots of snow this weekend. It’s from the 1948 World Championship and Mikhail Botvinnik, soon to be champ, as White taking apart Paul Keres, no mean attacking master himself.


- Solution: Botvinnik played 1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 2.Nh5+ Kg6 [ IF 2...Kg8 3.Nxf6+ Nxf6 4.Qxf6 Rc7 5.Bb2 Kf8 6.Rd1 Bd5 7.exd5 Qd8 8.Qh6+ Ke7 9.Bb5 Rc6 10.Re1+ Kd7 11.Bxc6+ Kc8 12.Bxb7+ Kb8 13.Be5+ Kxb7 14.Qc6#; OR 2...Kh8 3.Bb2 Qe5 4.Nxf6 Qxd4+ 5.Bxd4 Kg7 6.Nxd7+ Kh6 7.Nc5 Bc8 8.f4 b6 9.f5 bxc5 10.Be3+ Kg7 11.f6+ Kg8 12.fxe7 Be6 13.Rd1 Re8 14.Rd8 Bd7 15.Bh6 Ba4 16.Bc4 Bc6 17.Kf2 Ba4 18.Ke3 Bc6 19.Kf4 Ba4 20.Ke5 Bd7 21.Kf6 Bc6 22.Bxf7+ Kh8 23.Bg7#] 3.Qe3 and the mate is inevitable. Black resigned.

 


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