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This puzzle is an excellent mental gymnastic that forces you to think many moves ahead. The nice thing is that all the moves by White are checks. If you don’t do it the first time, then play through the solution and keep doing it until you do the whole line. It’s like push-ups. Start with 5, then 10, then 15, etc.


Solution:

From a game Janssens-Brien, 1854. There are lots of side variations, but I picked one that involves more White pieces getting involved. 1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rb7+ Kg6 3.Qf7+ Kf5 4.Rb5+ Ke4 5.f3+ Kd3 6.Qb3+ Ke2 7.Qb2+ Kd3 8.Qb1+ Rc2 9.Qd1+ Rd2 10.Qb3+ Ke2 11.Qc4+ Rd3 12.Rb2+ Ke1 13.Bg3+ Kd1 14.Qc2#

 


Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.

 

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