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In the “old days” the once great chess magazine, Chess Review, used to put an Announce the Mate series of puzzles. This week, we’ll cover some from the 1960s. They would emphasize finding the “best” mate, which meant finding the shortest.


The best White can do is: 1.Qxh6 Re8 [1...gxh6 2.gxf7+ Kh8 (2...Kh7 3.f8=N+ Kh8 4.Rg8#) 3.f8=Q+ Kh7 4.Qg8#]2.gxf7+ Kf8 3.Qxg7+ Ke7 4.Qxe5+ Kd8 5.fxe8=Q#

 


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