White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
- Solution: From Tarrasch-Satlzinger, Munich, 1915 (in the middle of World War I!!) went: 1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3+ Kg8 3.Nh6+ Kh8 4.Nf7+ Kg8 5.Rh8+ Nxh8 6.Nh6# Black could have lasted two moves longer with 3…Kh7 4.Nf7+ Qh4 5.Rxh4+ Nh5 6.Rxh5+ Kg8 7.Rh8+ Nxh8 8.Nh6#. The most forcing way was: 1.Nh6+ Kh8 2.Bxg7+ Kxg7 3.Rf7+ Rxf7 4.Rxf7+ Kh8 5.Qe5+ Nxe5 6.Rxh7#
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