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At Ferrara, in 1952, Porreca vs. DelVecchio demonstrated a fine kingside attacking idea.


Solution:

It’s the same unmasking idea that the previous puzzle also demonstrated. 1.Rxd7 Qxd7 2.Nxe5 Qc8 [2...Bf6 3.Bxb7]3.Bxb7 [Also 3.Ng6 Bf6 4.Ne7+ Kh8 5.Qxf6 Qg4 6.h3 gxf6 7.hxg4 Kg7 8.Bxb7]3...Qxb7 4.Ng6 Bf6 5.Ne7+ Kh8 6.Qxf6 gxf6 7.Bxf6#

 


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