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Black to Play

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In this odd little miniature White concocts a bizarre attacking plan against Black’ Stonewall Defense and finds out why it’s called “Stonewall.” It started out: Distler-Eriksen, London, 1949 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 f5 4.Nh3 Nf6 5.f3 c6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bd2 0–0 8.c5 Bc7 9.f4 Ne4 10.Nxe4 fxe4 11.Ng5? h6 12.h4 hxg5 13.hxg5 with a fantasy idea of mating along the h-file, but Black has a surprise for him. (See Diagram)


13…Qxg5 14.fxg5 Bg3+ 15.Ke2 Rf2+ 16.Ke1 Rxg2#

 


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