White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Krogius-Ojanen, Helsinki, 1944: 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. c3 dxc3 (Although White would be a bit better still, Black should have chosen development: 4... Nc6 5. cxd4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bc4) 5. Nxc3 d6 6. Bc4 h6 (Another wretched non-developing move.} SEE DIAGRAM 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Nxe5+ Ke7 (8... dxe5 9. Qxd8) 9. Nd5+ Ke6 10. Qg4+ Kxe5 11. Bf4+ Kd4 12. Be3+ Ke5 13. Qf4+ Ke6 14. Qf5 mate.
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