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Black to Play

Pete Tamburro on

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White has badly handled this opening coming out of the Two Knights’ Defense, as his pieces lined up from a1 to e1 testify. You might see Black’s next move, but can you see this mate in five all the way to the end?


1...Qxf2+ 2.Kh1 Qg1+ 3.Kxg1 [3.Rxg1 Nf2#] 3...Ne2+ (that double check will get you every time) 4.Kf1 [4.Kh1 Nf2#] 4...N4g3+ 5.hxg3 Nxg3# I also found this one in Chess Opening Traps by Al Horowitz, but no game source is given.

 


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