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Pete Tamburro on

Published in Chess Puzzles

This is one of those mating patterns everyone who plays chess should know and consider routine.


Solution:

The key, of course, is the bishop interference on g3. Otherwise, the queen could cover at h3: 1...Bh2+ 2.Kh1 Bg3+ 3.Kg1 Rh1+ 4.Kxh1 Qh4+ 5.Kg1 Qh2#

 


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