White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
My thanks to Rooney Simonaitis and GM Ron Henley who brought Instant Chess’s post to public attention. A composition by Sidorov 1.Bh2 Bxh2 2.g3 Bxg3 3.Rf4 Bxf4 4.d6 Bxd6 5.Qh2 Bxh2 6.Re5 Bxe5 7.Nab5 Bf4 8.f6 Bxc7+ 9.Nxc7 That Black 7th move is a gem of an idea.
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