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This has become oldies week. Another ancient miniature game from 1900. If you did the last puzzle, you will see immediately the first move, but can you see the follow up moves?


- Solution: The moves leading up to the diagram were: Potter-Matthews, 1900: 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 c5 4.Bc4 d6 5.0–0 Nc6 6.c3 d3 7.Re1 Bg4 8.e5 Nxe5 (See Diagram) 9.Nxe5 Bxd1 10.Bb5+ Ke7 11.Bg5+ f6 12.Ng6+ Kf7 13.Nxh8#

 


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