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White to Play

Pete Tamburro on Jan 26, 2026

An Isolated Queen Pawn position with a king side attack

From Coggan-Foster, Boston, 1937 1.Bxf6 Bxf6 2.Qxh7+ Kxh7 3.Rh5+ Kg8 4.Ng6 and Black can only briefly delay the mate on h8 as that bishop pin on the f7 pawn is brutal.

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