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You are looking at the position before the very last move of the world championship match that ended on Wednesday with a dramatic victory by Magnus Carlsen over Sergey Karjakin. Find that championship retaining move!


Solution:

A roar and a round of applause went to: 1.Qh6+ Black Resigned as after 2… gxh6 [1...Kxh6 2.Rh8#]2.Rxf7#

 


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