White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
Capa played 1.Qa8 and Thomas resigned. He missed 1…Rxa2!, insuring him of an equal game. The winning lines were 1.Qb5 Rxb8 2.Qxb8 Rc1+ 3.Kf2 Rc2+ 4.Kf1 Rc1+ [4...Kg8 5.Qb3+] 5.Ke2 Rc2+ 6.Kd3 or 1.Rxe8 Qxe8 2.Qa4 winning the rook.
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