White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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- 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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