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Pete Tamburro on Sep 21, 2026

This is a very famous problem. It’s a forced mate.

This is also a good composition to memorize so you can test it on your friends. 1.g8=Q+ Kxg8 1...Kf6 2.Qe6# 2.Ke6 Kh8 3.Kf7 e5 4.Bg7#

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A very interesting for opening theory game that ends rather drastically with a mating attack. It started out Pollock - Allies Buffalo, 1893

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From an actual game—Kristev-Tringov, Skopje, 1961