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Pete Tamburro on

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Black has White cornered here. What’s the key move here, and can you see all the variations?


A game won by Panov in the 30s went: 1...c3 2.Nxb3 If 2.Rf1 Rxa3+ 3.bxa3 Qxa3+ 4.Na2 Qxa2+ 5.Qxa2 Nc2# or 2.Na2 Qd3 3.bxc3 Rbxa3 4.Rb2 Qxc3 5.Kb1 Qd3+ 6.Ka1 Nb3+ 7.Rxb3 Qxb3 with mate in a few 2...Qxa3+ 3.bxa3 Rxa3+ 4.Qa2 Nc2#

 


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