White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
1.Qc3 Qg6 [1...Bf6 2.Rae1 Qb5 3.Qc4 Qd7 4.Ne7+ Bxe7 5.Rxe7 Rxe7 6.Rxe7 Rxc4 (6...Qf5 7.g4 b5 8.Qc3 b4 9.Qc4 Qb1+ 10.Kg2 Rf8 11.Rxa7 Qxb2 12.Rb7 Qc3 13.Rxb4 Qxc4 14.Rxc4 Ra8 15.a4 with an endgame advantage) 7.Rxd7 Kf8 8.Rxb7; 1...f6 2.Ne7+ Kh8 3.Nxc8 Qd8 4.Rxe8+ Qxe8 5.Re1 with a win; 1...Qf6 2.Rae1 wins] 2.Rae1 Kf8 3.Qc5+ Black Resigns. The back rank threats throughout are pleasingly instructive.
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