White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
9.Qxh5! Bxg5 [9...gxh5 10.Bxh7#] 10.Qxh7+ [Black may have expected 10.hxg5 gxh5 11.Rxh5 d4 12.0–0–0 f5 13.gxf6 Nd7 14.Rdh1 Nxf6] 10...Kxh7 11.hxg5+ Kg8 12.Rh8# Moves 9–12 are part of standard lessons by chess teachers in elementary schools now.
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