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Pete Tamburro on

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A finish by Morphy.


Another example of why you double rooks, vertically or horizontally 1.Rxf7 Kxf7 1...Qc5 2.Rxg7+ Kf8 3.Qxc5 dxc5 4.Ree7 Bg6 5.f5 Re8 6.Rxa7 Bxf5 (6...Nc6 7.dxc6) 7.Raf7# 2.Re7+ Kxe7 3.Qxg7+ Ke8 4.Qg8+ Kd7 5.Qf7+ Kd8 6.Bh4#

 


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