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A fine finish by Baron Kolisch as Black against Shumov in St. Petersburg in 1862.


1...Rxg2+ 2.Kxg2 Qe2+ 3.Kh3 [3.Rf2 Rg8+ 4.Kh1 (4.Kh3 Qh5#) 4...Qxf2 5.Rd8+ Rxd8 6.Qc2 Qf1#] 3...Rg8 4.Kh4 Qxh2#

 


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