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Pete Tamburro on Oct 16, 2026

The great Alexander Alekhin constructed a mating net in this endgame. Do you think you could conjure one up. Take the weekend…

This is from Alekhin-Werlinsky, 1918 1.b4 Nf6 No better is 1...Kd6 2.Ra7 2.e4+ Kd6 3.Ra7 Rg8 4.Rf7 Rg6 5.h4 Rh6 6.c4 Rg6 7.Nb7+ Ke6 8.Nd8+ Kd6 9.c5#

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