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Black to Play

Pete Tamburro on

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Here’s the final piece of our game in three parts. What would you do if White took the queen after 13…Ng5?


The game (Defosse – Frank, Belgium, 1942) in total is: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.e3 Bb4 6.Qc2 Ne4 7.Bd3 f5 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 0–0 10.0–0 Rf6 11.Nd2 Rh6 12.g3 Qh4 13.Nf3 [13.gxh4 Rg6+ 14.Kh1 Nxf2#]13...Ng5 14.gxh4 (See Diagram) Nxf3+ 15.Kg2 [15.Kh1 Rxh4 16.Kg2 Ne1+ 17.Kg3 Rg4+ 18.Kh3 Bg2#] 15...Ne1+ 16.Kg3 Rg6+ 17.Kf4 Rg4+ 18.Ke5 Nf3#

 


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