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Black to Play

Pete Tamburro on

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The queen and bishop don’t always work well together, but here they do. It’s a mating attack.


It’s a mate in five: 1...Qh1+ 2.Ke2 Bf3+ 3.Kd3 3.Kd2 Nc4+ 4.Kd3 Qf1+ 5.Kc2 Qd1# 3...Qf1+ 4.Kd2 Nc4+ 5.Qxc4 Qd1#

 


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