White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
A game from 1945 in Long Beach, California, between John Van Essen and a Mr. Duff, report in the December Chess Review. What’s White’s best continuation here?
Solution:
It’s a mate in two with 1.Qe7+ Nxe7 2.Nf6# Very picturesque!
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