White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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From Imbaud-Strumilo, Correspondence, 1922: 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxd5 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nf3 e5 7. d3 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9. Nxe5 Bxd1 10. Bxf7+ Ke7 11. Bg5+ Kd6 12. Ne4+ Kxe5 13. f4+ Kd4 14.Rxd1 Ke3 15. O-O Nd4 16. Rde1+ Ne2+ 17. Rxe2+ Kxe2 (See Diagram) 18. Bh5+ Ke3 19. Rf3+ Kd4 20. Bf7 Black Resigned as after 20…Bb4 23.c3+ Bxc3 24.bxc3 mate.
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