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Pete Tamburro on

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White found a unique way to use the threat of a back rank mate in this game which was played in the USSR in 1946. I’ll bet they were happy just to be playing chess after years of war.


Rovner-Kamyshov-- 1.Qa7 Qa5 2.Qxa6 Qc7 3.Qa7 Qc8 4.Qxb8 Qxb8 5.Rxd8+ Qxd8 6.Rxd8#

 


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