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This week, I thought I would dedicate it to 1916, one hundred years ago. A way to compare yourself with players of that era. What would your move be here? This position arose in a game Rabinovitch-Gregoriev in Moscow of that year. Future world champ Alekhine won the tournament with 10 wins and a draw!


Solution:

Did you play 1.Qh6 and wonder why I gave such a simple problem? Or did you pick 1.h3 or 1.b3 or even 1.Rg5, all of which would have been far better than the one White picked, which was, indeed, 1.Qh6?? Black jumped at the mating opportunity and won the game: 1.Qh6 Qxf1+ 2.Kxf1 Bc4+ 3.Rd3 Bxd3+ 4.Kg1 Re1#

 


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