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This is a position from a not well-known game by the Grandmaster Tolush over Kotov in the 1945 USSR championship. Tolush brilliantly finished off his opponent in a mating attack. Please note Black’s threat on h3!


Nothing like opening up a position with a sacrifice and then using the long range pieces to penetrate. 1.f5+ Kh6 [1...exf5 2.Rg1+ Kf6 3.Bc3+ Ke6 4.Re1+ Kd5 5.Re5#]2.Qf4+ Kg7 [2...Kh5 3.Qg4+ Kh6 4.Qh4+ Kg7 5.Rg1+ Kh8 6.Qf6+ Qg7 7.Qxg7#]3.Qg5+ Black Resigned here because of:3...Kh8 4.Bc3+ Rd4 5.Bxd4+ e5 6.Bxe5+ Qg7 7.Qxg7#.

 


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