White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Here’s how it ended 20.Rxf7! Be7 21.Qd3 Kxf7 22.Qxh7 Bf8 23.Rf1+ Ke7 24.Ba3+ c5 25.dxc6+ Kd8 26.Qd3+ Kc7 27.Rxf8 Rxf8 28.Qd6+ Kb6 29.cxb7+ Ka5 30.Bb4+ Kb5 31.a4# Once the king is exposed on f7, it’s all pretty easy. White owns all the open files and diagonals. Did your attacking brain sense that the poorly defended f7 square was ripe for a typical sacrifice. Usually, it’s with a knight or bishop, but rooks can work, too. From moves 23 to 32 it was pretty much forced. Check, check, check, etc….Mate.
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