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Pete Tamburro on

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This seems like a simple win for White, but try and make a game saving attempt for Black and then show how White refutes it.


1.d7 Be8! 2.d8=B!! (No other promotion works) Bf7 [2...Bh5 3.Be7+ Ke8 4.Bb5#; 2...Bc6 3.Bf7 Be8 4.Be7#] 3.Be7+ Kg8 4.Bxf7+ Kh8 5.Bf8 Kh7 6.Bd5 Kh8 7.Kf7 Kh7 8.Be4+ Kh8 9.Bg7# A wonderful answer to the question, “Why would you ever promote to a bishop?”

 


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