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Black to Play

Pete Tamburro on Jan 10, 2025

Considering the nature of White’s threat, you should figure out the first move. Can you see it all the way to the finish?

1...Rxa3+ 2.Kxa3 2.bxa3 Qb1#; 2.Kb4 Bf8# 2...Qa1+ 3.Kb4 Qa4+ 4.Kc5 Qd4+ 5.Kc6 Qd5+ 6.Kb6 Bd4+ 7.Ka5 Qa2+ 8.Kb4 Qa4#

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