White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
It’s a back rank mate theme with the recognition of the attack on f7. White will mate in several ways or end up a rook to the good with best play by Black—an easy win for White. Being alert to these ideas will vastly improve your chess as a beginner. The main line is: 1.Bxf7+ Kh8 (27…Kxf7 28.Qe6#) 2.d7 Qxd7 3.Be6 Qd8 30.Bxc8 Qxc8 31.Qe8+ Qxe8 32.Rxe8# Black had resigned after 2.d7
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