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When your opponent’s kingside is broken up and his pieces are not around the castled position, and your pieces are poised for action, there just has to be a way to finish the game in short order. This position is a good example of that.


Solution:

There are other continuations, but I like this one the best because it uses the broken position and the back rank weakness in combination: 1.Nf5 Rg8 2.Be5 Rxg4 3.Rd8+ Rg8 4.Bxf6#. A tip of the hat to the late Fred Reinfeld for coming up with this instructive example.

 


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