White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
One thing that makes stronger players so good is their ability to recognize simple patterns in complex positions. Even novices know how to back rank mate. Keres recognizes the position as a back rank mate and proceeds accordingly. Then, it looks simple! 1.Qh6 Re8 2.Rd8+ Rxd8 3.Rxd8+ Kxd8 4.Qf8+ Be8 5.Qxe8#
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