Black to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Can you figure out why he took the pawn before entering the combination? 1... Bxd4 This also works: 1... gxf2+ 2. Rxf2 Rh1+ 3. Kxh1 Nxf2+ 4. Kg1 Nxg4 5. Nxg4 Qe7 6. Ne3 Bd6, but AA’s method cleans the board quickly. 2. Qxe4 If 2. cxd4 gxf2+ 3. Rxf2 Rh1+ 4. Kxh1 Nxf2+ 5. Kg1 Nxg4 6.Nxg4 Qxd4+ and that’s why AA took the pawn at move one 2... Bxf2+ 3. Rxf2 Qd1+ 4. Rf1 Rh1+ 5. Kxh1 Qxf1#
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