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By now, you must know your first move here! There are many roads to victory, but I’ve picked my favorite one. Find yours.


From a position occurring in Kaila-Kivi, Helsinki, 1949. These are my own favorite two lines: 1.Bxf7+ Kxf7 2.Qb3+ Kg6 [2...Ke8 3.Nxe5 Nbd5 4.Nxd5 Nxd5 5.Qxd5 Qf6 6.d7+ Kd8 7.Bg5 Qxg5 8.Qa5+ Ke7 9.d8Q+ Ke6 10.Qad5+ Kf5 11.Nc6+ Kg6 12.Q8xg5#]3.Nxe5+ Kh5 4.Ne2 Qe8 5.Ng3+ Kh4 6.Nf3+ Kg4 7.h3#

 


Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.

 

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