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An exciting way to finish the week—a slash and burn kingside attack by Boros over Szabo back in the 1930s.


Solution:

Everybody is lined up to attack, so there must be a sacrifice or two: 1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 [Declining it doesn’t help: 1...Kg8 2.Bxg6 Ng7 (2...Nf4 3.Bf5+ Ng6 4.e6 Bf6 5.Bxf6 Kxh7 6.Bxg6+ fxg6 7.Qh3+ Kg8 8.Qh8#) 3.Rxg7+ Kxg7 4.Bf5+ Kh8 5.Qh5+ Kg8 6.Qh7#] 2.Rxf7+ Rxf7 3.Qxg6+ Kh8 4.Qxf7 Ng5 5.e6+ d4 6.exd7 Nxf7 7.dxc8Q+ Kg7 (the game is over; there are many ways to mate) 8.Bc4 Nd6 9.Qe6 Nxc4 10.Qxe7+ Kg6 11.bxc4 a5 12.g4 Kh6 13.h4 Kg6 14.h5+ Kh6 15.Bc1#

 


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