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Holiday Chess School #12! The power of the double check by a little-known player who created a combination has nevertheless become a famous position.


From Jerostrom-Bergman 1950 1.Nxg6+ fxg6 2.Qg8+ Kxg8 3.Ne7+ Kf8 4.Nxg6#

 


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