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Black to Play

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Here, Black gets to show his stuff. For you to show your stuff, you must consider variations where Black tries not to cooperate!


- Solution: This was from Razuvaev-Klinger, Palma de Mallorca, 1989 and finished this way: 1...Nxg3 2.Kh2 [2.fxg3 Rxg3+ 3.Kh2 Qf3 4.Rd8+ Kf7 5.Rd7+ Kg6 6.h5+ Kxh5 7.Qd1 Rh3+ 8.Kg1 Rh1#]2...Qf3 3.Qd2 Nf1+ 4.Rxf1 [4.Kg1 Nxd2 5.Rxd2 Qg4+ 6.Kf1 Rb1+ 7.Rd1 Rxd1#]4...Qh3+ 5.Kg1 Qg4+ 6.Kh1 Rh3#

 


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