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Pete Tamburro on

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Let’s see if you remember the mating attack patterns we’ve done in the past.


1.Qg5+ Kg7 2.Rh7+ Kxh7 2...Kg8 3.Bxg6 fxg6 4.Qxg6+ Qg7 5.Qxg7# 3.Qf6

 


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