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White to Play

Pete Tamburro on Jun 8, 2022

A study from Horwitz and Kling.

A very useful lesson on how to handle bishops. 1.Bf5+ Kh8 2.Bb2 Bg5 2...Bg7 3.Bd4 Bh6 4.Bxf6+ Bg7 5.Bxg7# 3.Bg6 Bh4 4.Ba3 Bg5 5.Bf8 Bh6 6.Bxh6 f5 7.Bg7#

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