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It looks like Black has taken a vacuum cleaner to White’s back rank and is about to do some more; however, White has a resource. What is it?


Solution:

1.Qd8+ Kxd8 2.Bg5+ Ke8 [2...Kc7 3.Bd8#] 3.Rd8#

 

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