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White to Play

Pete Tamburro on Dec 30, 2024

Published in Chess Puzzles

If it were Black’s move, he would have a decisive position after Qxf2+, but it isn’t. What should White do?

Bronstein against Gligoric in 1967 came up with 1.Rxg7+ Bxg7 2.Rc8+ Kf7 3.Qh5+ Ke7 4.Qe8+ Kd6 5.Qd8#

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