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W. Cohn reached this position at Cologne in 1898 against W. Steinitz, who held the world championship for almost three decades. With a mating attack right there on the board, Cohn missed it and ended up drawing. What did he miss?


1.Re2 g5 2.Bf7+ Kh6 3.Qf6 mate

 


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