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Jakov Geller, born in Moscow in 1986, achieved the grandmaster title in 2011. Jakov has been one of Russia’s top modern
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Table of contents :
Title page
Introduction
Chapter 1. Checkmate with One Piece
Chapter 2. Checkmate with More Than One Piece
Chapter 3. Captures
Chapter 4. Sacrifices
Chapter 5. Pawn Promotion
Chapter 6. Vacation
Chapter 7. Attraction
Chapter 8. Combinations
Chapter 9. Elimination
Chapter 10. Combination: Attraction + Elimination
Chapter 11. Combinations
Chapter 12. Deflection
Chapter 13. Combination: Deflection + Elimination
Chapter 14. Combinations
Chapter 15. Blocking
Chapter 16. Combinations
Chapter 17. Seizing the Square
Chapter 18. Combinations
Chapter 19. X-Ray
Chapter 20. Combinations
Chapter 21. Pins
Chapter 22. Combinations
Chapter 23. Discovered Check
Chapter 24. Combinations
Chapter 25. Double Check
Chapter 26. Combinations
Chapter 27. Windmill
Chapter 28. Combinations
Chapter 29. Interference
Chapter 30. Combinations
Chapter 31. Test Yourself!
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Contents Title page Introduction
Part 1. Basic Skills Chapter 1. Checkmate with One Piece Chapter 2. Checkmate with More Than One Piece Chapter 3. Captures Part 2. Capabilities of Your Own Pieces Chapter 4. Sacrifices Chapter 5. Pawn Promotion Chapter 6. Vacation Chapter 7. Attraction Chapter 8. Combinations Part 3. Overpowering Your Opponent’s Pieces Chapter 9. Elimination Chapter 10. Combination: Attraction + Elimination Chapter 11. Combinations Chapter 12. Deflection Chapter 13. Combination: Deflection + Elimination Chapter 14. Combinations Chapter 15. Blocking Chapter 16. Combinations Chapter 17. Seizing the Square Chapter 18. Combinations Part 4. Piece Opposition Chapter 19. X-Ray Chapter 20. Combinations Chapter 21. Pins Chapter 22. Combinations
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Chapter 23. Discovered Check Chapter 24. Combinations Chapter 25. Double Check Chapter 26. Combinations Chapter 27. Windmill Chapter 28. Combinations Chapter 29. Interference Chapter 30. Combinations Part 5. Using Your Knowledge Chapter 31. Test Yourself!
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1500 Forced Mates Jakov Geller 1500 Forced Mates
Author: Jakov Geller
Translated from the Russian by Alexei Zakharov Edited by Vladimir Barsky Typesetting by Andrei Elkov (www.elkov.ru) Front cover artwork by Maxim Borisov © LLC Elk and Ruby Publishing House, 2021
Follow us on Twitter: @ilan_ruby www.elkandruby.com ISBN 978-5-6045607-4-7
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Introduction Tactics are an integral part of any chess game. During the game, even the most ingenious strategic ideas may not lead to a win without the clear calculations of lines. Any tactical line, in turn, may also be divided into component parts, each of them consisting of one tactical pattern or a standard combination of several techniques. Chess players should have good knowledge of all tactical blows and standard combinations as well as a good sense of timing for such tactical blows. Further, they should strive to make a minimal number of mistakes during calculation. Extensive tactics practice should involve a thorough analysis of many different topics. Mating combinations should be the first of them, for several reasons. First of all, checkmate is the ultimate tactical achievement. To give checkmate, chess players are ready to make any strategic concessions or sacrifices. Secondly, lines with continuous checks do not require any special chess training. They are simple even for beginners. Thirdly, this topic introduces players to the overwhelming majority of tactical themes. Through the prism of multiple checks, the reader will learn to checkmate the opponent’s king without error and gain a basic knowledge of other tactical patterns, which is necessary for further study of tactics. The book is divided into thirty-one chapters, most of which are dedicated to a single tactical method. Such methods include sacrifices, pawn promotion, vacation, attraction, elimination, deflection, blocking, seizing the square, x-rays, pins, discovered checks, double checks, windmill and interference. Every chapter includes a detailed description of the method, the solutions of several typical examples and a number of puzzles. The rest of the chapters are titled Combinations; they are used to consolidate the provided knowledge and test the acquired skills. They contain the theoretical basics of the combinations and cases studied, but to solve these puzzles the reader will also need to use techniques they studied in previous parts of the book, rather than in only the current chapter. Therefore, each new tactical method studied gradually increases the diversity of combinations used in the subsequent chapters. The puzzles in every chapter also gradually increase in difficulty. The last chapter makes the book useful even for top-level players, because it consists solely of difficult puzzles and can be used as a universal test to check forced mating skills. All the puzzles in this book have been thoroughly checked by computers for a lack of mistakes and alternative solutions. It’s highly unlikely that the reader will hence manage to solve the puzzle in a way not intended by the author! Methodological Recommendations Learning materials grow in abundance each year, and it becomes increasingly hard to navigate the information flows of the modern world. You often find yourself studying dozens of sources, sometimes of mixed quality, to get hold of genuinely useful and carefully selected material. Indeed, even a set of puzzles that was considered optimal just ten years ago may be obsolete and ineffectual now. Chess itself is becoming increasingly younger, and professional players have less and less time to learn. Thus, in my view, the effectiveness of methodical literature is very important now. One of the main goals of this work was to create a “perfect” tactical handbook for solving puzzles
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on a given theme. To achieve that, the following ideas were implemented in this book: • A clearly developed system defining the sequence of study topics; • The possibility to check and re-check the extent to which the student has learned the material; • A gradual increase in difficulty of the puzzles; • The complete absence of unsolvable puzzles; • A minimum number of alternative solutions. The greatest value of this book is in the learning system that can be used as a foundation for young chess players to study tactics. I have used this system countless times when working with my pupils and it has proved to be highly successful. Together with the carefully crafted examples it turns this work into a universal textbook that can be used by both students and coaches. An experienced coach can add new examples to the present line-up of puzzles, constantly expanding the core material for each chapter. Tactical Vision Not all games can be won thanks to even a thorough study of core tactics. When you have limited time, there’s no point in searching for a complicated winning line on every move, because often no such line exists. Thus, during the game the player must instinctively sense when to stop and calculate concrete lines. It’s important to understand that none of the following conditions guarantees that the game will be won with an immediate tactic. Rather, it should prompt the player to ask whether he or she should search for a forced mate in the given position. You should start looking for a forced mate in the following situations: • A number of your pieces are in immediate proximity to the opposing king; • One of your long-range pieces (queen, rook or bishop) is X-raying the opposing king; • A battery of your pieces is directed towards the opposing king; • The opposing king is exposed (fully or partially lacking pawn cover); • There’s a weak square (or squares) in immediate proximity to the opposing king; • The back rank that hosts the opposing king is poorly defended; • The opposing king is blocked (it has only a few possible moves); • Most of the opposing pieces are positioned far away from their king. Finally, it’s important to understand that the list of conditions for carrying out other tactical blows would be quite different.
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Part 1 Basic Skills The first part of this book focuses on the basics of forced checkmating. The reader learns to checkmate the opposing king with one, and then more than one piece. The black king’s defenders are unable to join the game with any effect. In the first two chapters, they watch their helpless monarch from afar, unable to stop the forced mating attack. In the third chapter, the significance of the black pieces increases somewhat: even though they are still unable to affect the unfolding events, they may occasionally block a check, only to be captured on the very next move. The ability to deliver a forced mate with your pieces, which is developed in this chapter, is essential for all further work. Before studying the more complicated tactics – various blows and combinations – it’s recommended that you learn to deliver such checkmates flawlessly.
Chapter 1 Checkmate with One Piece In the first chapter, you’ll need to checkmate the opposing king with a series of moves made by one piece. Only a major piece can achieve that; most often it’s a queen, but in occasional cases a rook is enough. Minor pieces are usually unable to force the king into a mating net on their own. You won’t need to deliver any tactical blows to solve the puzzles in this chapter. Let’s look at the first example: 1
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As you calculate the lines, first check if the white rook can deliver checkmate on its own. Indeed, after 1.Re8+ Kd7 2.Rd8#, there’s a checkmate on the board, and there’s no need to calculate further. If there’s both a queen and a rook on the board, you should first check if the stronger piece can deliver checkmate:
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The white queen cannot give a check without being immediately captured, so white should calculate the possible checks with the rook. After 1.Rf1+, the black king can retreat both through f8e7-d8-c7 and to g8. In both cases, it’s black who wins now. However, after the precise 1.Rh8+ Ke7 2.Re8#, the game immediately ends with a checkmate. The puzzle is solved! In the third puzzle, black can reply in two possible ways, which makes the calculations slightly more difficult:
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After 1.Qh5+!, the king has two possible retreats: 1...Ke7 2.Qf7# or 1...Kf8 2.Qf7#. To solve the puzzle in the correct way, white has to calculate both possibilities. In the next puzzle, the number of alternatives for black is again minimal, but white will have to calculate three, rather than two moves ahead:
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White has a lot of possibilities for a direct attack on the king. You should start your calculations by checking if you can deliver mate with the queen alone. It’s easy to see that after 1.Qh5+ Kf6 2.Qf7+ Ke5, white has a pretty finish for the forced line – 3.Qg7#, and the calculations should be stopped at this point because it’s impossible to find anything better than forced mate.
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1.Ra8+ Kg7 2.Rg8#.
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1.Rh4+ Kg7 2.Rh7#.
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1.Rd6+ Kc4 2.Rc6+ Kd5 3.Rc5#.
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1.Rc7+ Ke8 2.Rc8+ Kf7 (2...Kd7 3.Rd8#) 3.Rf8#.
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1.Rc5+ Ka4 (1...Ka6 2.Ra5#) 2.Ra5+ Kb3 3.Ra3#.
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1.Rh4+ Kg7 2.Rh7+ Kf8 3.Rh8+ Ke7 (3...Kg7 4.Rg8#) 4.Re8#.
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1.Qh8+ Kg5 2.Qh4#.
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1.Qc5+ Ka6 2.Qa5#.
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1.Qf8+ Kh7 2.Qh8#.
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1.Qh8+ Kg5 2.Qh4+ Kf5 3.Qf4#.
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1.Qh7+ Kf8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Qf6#.
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1.Qh8+ Ke7 2.Qg7+ Ke6 (2...Ke8 3.Qf7#) 3.Qf7#.
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1.Qf8+ Kh7 2.Qg8#.
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1.Qb6+ Ka8 2.Qb7#.
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1.Qb7+ Ke8 2.Qe7#.
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1.Qg5+ Kf8 2.Qh6#.
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1.Qh5+ Kg8 2.Qh7#.
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1.Qh7+ Kf8 2.Qh8#.
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1.Qd2+ Kc7 2.Qd8+ Kb7 3.Qb8#.
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1.Qh7+ Kf8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Qd8#.
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1.Qg4+ Kf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qg8#; 1...Kf8 2.Qg8+ Ke7 3.Qe8#) 2.Qg8+ Ke7 3.Qe8#.
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1.Qe8+ Kg7 2.Qf7+ Kh6 (2...Kh8 3.Qh7#) 3.Qh7#.
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1.Qe7+ Kg6 (1...Kh8 2.Qh7#; 1...Kh6 2.Qh7+ Kg5 3.Qh5#) 2.Qh7+ Kg5 3.Qh5#.
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1.Qf8+ Kd7 2.Qe7+ Kc6 (2...Kc8 3.Qc7#) 3.Qe6+ Kb5 4.Qb6#.
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1.Qh7+ Kf8 2.Qf7#.
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1.Qd8+ Kf7 2.Qf8#.
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1.Qh5+ Kg8 2.Qe8#.
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1.Qe6+ Ke4 2.Qg6#.
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1.Qh4+ Kg6 2.Qh5+ Kf6 3.Qf5#.
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1.Qd8+ Kc6 2.Qc7+ Kb5 3.Qb6+ Ka4 4.Qb4#.
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1.Qh3+ Kg7 2.Qh8#.
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1.Qe5+ Kg8 2.Qg7#.
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1.Qe7+ Kg8 2.Qe8#.
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1.Qh6+ Kg8 2.Qh8#.
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1.Qd8+ Kg7 2.Qh8#.
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1.Qg6+ Kh4 2.Qh6#.
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1.Qf3+ Kh4 2.Qh3#.
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1.Qf7+ Kg4 2.Qf3+ Kh3 3.Qh5#.
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1.Qg6+ Kf4 2.Qe4+ Kg5 3.Qf5#.
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1.Qh5+ Kg3 2.Qh3#.
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1.Qf8+ Ke6 2.Qe7#.
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1.Qf5+ Kh4 2.Qh5+ Kg3 3.Qh3#.
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Chapter 2 Checkmate with More Than One Piece In the second chapter, you will again need to checkmate the opposing king without using tactical techniques. This time, moving only one piece will not be enough, and white will have to coordinate his forces in some way. Standard mating patterns can be used for some of the piece combinations here. For instance, a rook, a knight and a pawn can often create a mating net around the king: 47
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White wins with 1.Rg8+ Kh6 2.g5#. Another example of a standard mating construction is the following typical cooperation between the queen and the rook.
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White carefully pushes back the king: 1.Rf5+ Kg6 2.Qh5+ Kg7 3.Rf7+ Kg8, and then checkmates with 4.Qh7#. Not all piece combinations and mating patterns can be learned earlier. Most often, chess players have to calculate lines without being totally sure that the mating attack will be successful:
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White can deliver a mate in three with the help of the queen, the bishop and the pawns: 1.Qf8+ Ke5 2.Qf4+ Kd5 3.Bc4#. The necessity of calculating all possible lines can’t be stressed enough:
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The full solution of this puzzle is as follows: 1.Bg7+ Kh5 (or 1...Kg5 2.Nf3+ Kh5 3.g4#) 2.g4+ Kh4 (or 2...Kg5 3.Nf3#) 3.Nf3#. The mating ideas in all the lines are similar.
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1.Ne6+ Kg8 2.Nh6#.
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1.Nf7+ Kh7 2.Be4#.
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1.Ne5+ Ke8 2.Nc7#.
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1.Bg5+ Kh5 2.Nf4#.
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1.f3+ Kh5 2.Be8#.
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1.Bc4+ Kf5 2.g4+ Kg6 (2...Ke4 3.Nd2#) 3.Nh4#.
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1.Nf6+ Kh8 2.Rh7#.
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1.Nf6+ Kh8 2.Rg8#.
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1.Ne7+ Kh8 (1...Kh7 2.Rh3#) 2.Rh3#.
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1.Nf5+ Kh8 (1...Kg8 2.Rc8#; 1...Kf8 2.Rc8#) 2.Rc8#.
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1.Ne6+ Kb8 (1...Kc8 2.Rd8#) 2.Rd8#.
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1.Ne6+ Kg8 (1...Kh6 2.Rh4#) 2.Rf8#.
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1.Rh7+ Kg5 2.Ne4#.
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1.Nf3+ Ke4 2.Re6#.
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1.Ng3+ Kh4 2.Rg4#.
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1.Nc5+ Ka5 2.b4#.
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1.Rg8+ Kh6 2.Nf5+ Kh5 3.g4#.
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1.Rc8+ Kh7 2.Ng5+ Kh6 3.Nf7+ Kh7 (3...Kh5 4.Rh8#) 4.Rh8#.
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1.Nd6+ Kd8 2.Ne6#.
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1.Nf7+ Kh7 2.Nf8#.
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1.Rc8+ Kb7 2.Nc5#.
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1.Nf4+ Kg5 2.Nf3#.
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1.Rd8+ Kf7 2.Nd6+ Ke7 3.Nc6#.
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1.Rh7+ Kf8 2.Rh8+ Kg7 (2...Ke7 3.Re8#) 3.Rg8+ Kh6 4.g5#.
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1.Rg8+ Kh7 2.g6#.
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1.Re6+ Kf5 2.g4#.
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1.Re8+ Kh7 2.Be4#.
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1.Re8+ Kf7 2.e6+ Kg6 3.h5#.
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1.Rg1+ Kf8 2.Bb4+ Ke8 3.Rg8#.
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1.Re8+ Kg7 2.f6+ Kg6 3.Rg8#.
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1.Rc8+ Kg7 2.Nh5#.
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1.Bd5+ Kf8 2.Nd7#.
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1.Bf8+ Kh5 2.Rh7#.
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1.Nh6+ Kf8 2.g7#.
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1.Rd8+ Kb7 2.Nc5#.
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1.Bc5+ Kb7 2.Na5#.
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1.Rh5+ Kg6 2.Nf4#.
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1.Rb8+ Kf7 2.Bh5#.
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1.d5+ Kd6 2.Bf8#.
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1.Bd5+ Kf8 2.Rf6#.
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1.Ne7+ Kh5 2.Rf5#.
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1.Nf5+ Kf6 (1...Ke6 2.Rd6#; 1...Kf8 2.Rd8#) 2.Rd6#.
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1.Bb4+ Kg8 2.Nf6+ Kh8 3.Rh7#.
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1.Rf7+ Kg8 2.Nh6+ Kh8 3.Rh7#.
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1.Bg8+ Kh6 2.Nf7+ Kh5 3.Rg5#.
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1.Bd6+ Kg8 (1...Ke8 2.Nf6#) 2.Nf6+ Kh8 3.Rh7#.
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1.Rh8+ Kg7 (1...Kf7 2.Bh5+ Kg7 3.Rg8#) 2.Rg8+ Kf7 3.Bh5#.
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1.Rg5+ Kh7 2.Nf6+ Kh6 3.Rg6#.
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1.Rg1+ Kh5 (1...Kh4 2.Rh2#) 2.Rh2#.
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1.Rf2+ Kg6 (1...Kg8 2.Rg1+ Kh8 (2...Kh7 3.Rh2#) 3.Rh2#; 1...Kg7 2.Rg1+ Kh6 (2...Kh8 3.Rh2#; 2...Kh7 3.Rh2#) 3.Rh2#) 2.Rg1+ Kh5 (2...Kh6 3.Rh2#; 2...Kh7 3.Rh2#) 3.Rh2#.
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1.Rg3+ Kf4 (1...Kf6 2.Rg6#) 2.Rh4#.
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1.f5+ Kh5 (1...Kh6 2.Rh7#) 2.Rh7#.
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1.Rg7+ Kh6 (1...Kh5 2.Rh3#; 1...Kh4 2.Rh3#) 2.Rg6+ Kh7 (2...Kh5 3.Rh3#) 3.Rh3#.
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1.Rh7+ Kg5 (1...Kg4 2.Rg6#) 2.Rg7+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kh4 4.Rh6#.
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1.Rd8+ Kg7 2.Nh5#.
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1.Rag7+ Kf8 2.Nd7#.
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1.Rg7+ Kf8 2.Rh8#.
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1.Rh8+ Kd7 2.Rd6#.
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1.Rf8+ Kg7 2.Rg8+ Kf6 3.Nd5#.
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1.Rf5+ Ke8 (1...Ke7 2.Rf7+ Ke8 (2...Kd8 3.Rg8#) 3.Rg8#) 2.Re6+ Kd8 (2...Kd7 3.c6+ Kd8 4.Rf8#) 3.Rf8+ Kd7 4.c6#.
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1.Bb4+ Ke8 2.Rg8#.
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1.Rf7+ Kg5 2.Re5#.
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1.Bh7+ Kh8 2.Rf8#.
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1.Rf7+ Kh8 (1...Kh6 2.Bf4#) 2.Be5#.
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1.Re4+ Kh5 2.Rh3#.
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1.Re7+ Kf5 2.Rd5+ Kg4 3.Re4#.
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1.f3+ Kf5 2.g4#.
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1.Rh8+ Kf7 2.g6#.
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1.e4+ Kd4 2.Rd6#.
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1.Rh1+ Kg5 2.f4#.
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1.f3+ Kh5 (1...Kh4 2.Rh7#) 2.Rh7#.
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1.Re8+ Kh7 2.g6+ Kh6 3.Rh8#.
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1.Ra7+ Kb5 2.Nd4#.
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1.Rf4+ Kg3 (1...Kg5 2.Nf7#) 2.Ne4#.
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1.Rf5+ Kh4 2.g3+ Kh3 3.Rh5#.
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1.Rf7+ Ke8 (1...Kg8 2.Nh6+ Kh8 3.Rh7#) 2.Nd6+ Kd8 3.Rd7#.
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1.Rf7+ Ke6 2.f5+ Kd6 3.Rd7#.
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1.Rf7+ Kg8 (1...Ke8 2.Ng7#) 2.Ne7+ Kh8 3.Ng6+ Kg8 4.Rg7#.
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1.g5+ Kf5 2.Be4#.
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1.c4+ Kb4 2.Ra4#.
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1.Bg7+ Kg8 2.h7#.
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1.Rh7+ Kg6 2.Bf5#.
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1.Bh6+ Ke8 2.Rc8#.
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1.Rc8+ Kg7 2.Bf6+ Kh6 (2...Kh7 3.Rh8#) 3.Rh8#.
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1.Rd6+ Ke4 2.Rf4#.
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1.f3+ Kd5 2.Rc5#.
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1.Rg5+ Kf4 2.Be5+ Kf3 3.Rf5#.
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1.Rh6+ Kf5 2.Rc5+ Kg4 3.f3#.
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1.Rd5+ Kf4 (1...Ke6 2.Bf5#) 2.Rf5+ Ke3 3.Rd3#.
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1.Rc5+ Ke4 2.Rb4+ Kd3 3.Rd4+ Ke2 4.Rc2#.
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1.Nd6+ Kf8 2.Qf7#.
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1.Qf6+ Kg8 (1...Ke8 2.Qe7#) 2.Ne7#.
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1.Qf8+ Kh7 2.Qf7+ Kh8 (2...Kh6 3.Qg6#) 3.Ng6#.
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1.Qe8+ Kb7 2.Nd6+ Kb6 (2...Ka6 3.Qb5#) 3.Qb5#.
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1.Qh5+ Kg8 2.Ne7+ Kg7 3.Qg6+ Kh8 4.Qh6#.
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1.Qf8+ Kh5 2.g4#.
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1.Qe8+ Kg7 2.h6#.
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1.Qg8+ Ke7 (1...Kd7 2.Qe6#) 2.f6+ Kd7 3.Qe6#.
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1.Nf3+ Kg3 2.Qg1+ Kf4 (2...Kh3 3.Ng5#) 3.Qg5+ Ke4 4.d3#.
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1.Bh6+ Ke8 2.Qg8#.
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1.Qh6+ Kg8 2.Re8#.
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1.Rd1+ Ke8 2.Qd7#.
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1.Rh5+ Kg8 2.Qb3+ Kf8 3.Rh8#.
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1.Re6+ Kg7 (1...Kf7 2.Qf6#) 2.Qh6+ Kf7 3.Qf6#.
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1.Re6+ Kf8 2.Qe7+ Kg8 3.Rg6+ Kh8 4.Qg7#.
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1.Qh8+ Kg5 2.Rf5#.
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1.Qf4+ Kh5 2.g4+ Kh4 3.Rh6#.
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1.Qh7+ Kf6 2.Rh6+ Kg5 3.Qg6+ Kf4 4.Rh4#.
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1.Qc8+ Kd5 (1...Kb6 2.Qc7#) 2.Rf5+ Kd4 3.e3+ Kd3 4.Rd5#.
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1.Ne7+ Kf8 2.Qh8#.
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1.Qh8+ Kf8 2.Nh7#.
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1.Qh6+ Kf5 2.Re5#.
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1.Qc7+ Kd5 2.Rd7+ Ke4 3.Qf4#.
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1.Qh8+ Kg4 (1...Kg5 2.Rg3+ Kf4 3.Qh4#) 2.Rg3+ Kf4 3.Qh4#.
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Chapter 3 Captures In the third chapter, the forced mate is again delivered without tactical techniques. This chapter stands out because white captures one or more black pieces during the checkmating sequence. All those pieces will be captured totally “for free”, meaning that white will not have to sacrifice or trade his attacking forces. Such capturing doesn’t change the essence of the mating combination – it only delays the inevitable. Let’s look at several standard examples: 177
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After 1.Ra8+!, checkmate is essentially already delivered, but black can still give away some of his pieces in various sequences: 1...Rb8 (1...Qe8 2.Rxe8#; 1...Bd8 2.Rxd8+ Qe8 3.Rxe8#) 2.Rxb8+ Bd8 (2...Qe8 3.Rxe8#) 3.Rxd8+ Qe8 4.Rxe8#.
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White plays 1.Re1+, and after 1...Kd6, checkmates with 2.Bf4#. The game ends similarly after 1...Kd4 2.Bf6+, but here, black can interpose with 2...Qe5, which, however, changes nothing: 3.Bxe5#. In some cases, the presence of an opposing piece on the board is not important at all:
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White wins with 1.Qf8+ Kc7 2.Bxe5#. It’s easy to prove that even if there were no e5 pawn on the board, the solution would still be the same! To conclude, let’s look at a puzzle where the captured piece is an important part of black’s position:
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The solution is not difficult: 1.Qxh5+! results in a quick mate. At first sight, it seems that white has just eliminated a defender of the black king, and that this example should hence be moved to chapter 9, where we study the respective tactical method. But in actuality, “elimination” constitutes capturing an enemy piece while sacrificing or trading your own piece, while in this case white just took a pawn “for free” and continued the mating attack: 1...Kg7 2.Qh7#.
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1.Qc8+ Rf8 2.Qxf8#.
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1.Bxg7+ Kh7 2.Ng5#.
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1.Bg6+ Kd7 2.Qxd5#.
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1.Qxg7+ Ke8 2.Nf6+ Kd8 3.Qd7#.
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1.Qe6+ Kh5 2.g4+ Kh4 3.Qxh6#.
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1.Rg3+ Rg4 (1...Kf6 2.Rg6#) 2.Rxg4+ Kf6 3.Rg6#.
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1.Bc7+ Ka6 (1...Ka7 2.Ra4+ Na5 3.Rxa5#) 2.Ra4+ Na5 3.Rxa5#.
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1.Rxe4+ Kf7 (1...Kf6 2.Rf5+ Kg6 3.Re6#) 2.Rf5+ Kg8 (2...Kg6 3.Re6#) 3.Re8#.
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1.Bf2+ Kh3 (1...Kh2 2.Rh8+ Rh4 3.Rxh4#) 2.Rh8+ Rh4 3.Rxh4#.
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1.Be5+ Kh6 (1...Kh7 2.Rh4+ Kg8 3.Rh8#; 1...Kg8 2.Ra8+ Kh7 3.Rh8#; 1...Kf8 2.Ra8+ Rb8 3.Rxb8#) 2.Rh4+ Kg5 3.Bf6#.
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1.Nf5+ Kh3 (1...Kh5 2.Nxf4#) 2.Nf2+ Kh2 3.Bxf4#.
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1.Re8+ Kf7 2.Re7+ Kg8 (2...Kf8 3.Qxg7#) 3.Qxg7#.
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1.Qh6+ Kf7 (1...Qg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Qe6+ Kf8 3.Qe8#.
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1.Ne7+ Kh5 2.Rxf5+ Kh4 3.Ng6+ Kh3 4.Rh5#.
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1.R1a7+ Kc6 2.Rc8+ Kd5 3.Rd7+ Bd6 4.Rxd6#.
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1.Nf3+ Kg6 2.Nh4+ Kg5 3.Rg7+ Rg6 4.Rxg6#.
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1.f3+ Ke5 2.f4+ Ke4 3.Rc4+ Rd4 4.Rxd4#.
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1.Qh7+ Kf8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Qg7+ Qf7 4.Qxf7#.
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1.Rf8+ Ke7 (1...Kd7 2.e6+ Ke7 3.Bb4+ Bd6 4.Bxd6#) 2.Bb4+ Bd6 (2...Kd7 3.e6#) 3.Bxd6+ Kd7 4.e6#.
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1.Qh8+ Ke7 2.Qh7+ Ng7 (2...Ke8 3.Qf7#; 2...Kf8 3.Qf7#) 3.Qxg7+ Ke8 4.Qf7#.
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1.Bd4+ Kb8 2.Qb3+ Kc7 (2...Qb7 3.Qxb7#) 3.Qb6+ Kd6 4.Bc5#.
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1.Ng8+ Kh5 (1...Kg5 2.Qxf4+ Kh5 3.Qh6#) 2.Qxh7+ Kg5 3.Qh6+ Kf5 4.Qxf4#.
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1.Qh6+ Kg8 2.Rxg1+ Ng4 3.Rxg4+ Qg5+ 4.Rxg5#.
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Part 2 Capabilities of Your Own Pieces The second part of this book is dedicated to the capabilities of your own pieces. The reader’s goal is studying the concept of sacrifice and tactical patterns of “pawn promotion”, “square vacation” and “attraction” and their use in various combinations. You should also note that after using any tactical patterns, both individually or as parts of combinations, there still occurs a position that requires you to use basic checkmating skills you’ve acquired in the first part of this book.
Chapter 4 Sacrifices Before we start studying tactics, we should look at one of the most important tactical concepts, the sacrifice. A sacrifice in chess is defined as an unequal exchange or giving away material – a piece or a pawn. Neither a sacrifice of material nor a trade of pieces of equal value are considered a tactic on their own; rather, both these terms are a description of events happening on the board. Chess players sometimes sacrifice material to gain a positional or strategic advantage, but much more often they use sacrifices as a means of reaching a more short-term goal – delivering a decisive tactical blow or creating a strong attack on the king. Unlike all other tactical gains, a player is ready to sacrifice any amount of pieces to deliver a forced mate, so in this book sacrifices are an integral part of most tactics and combinations. In this fourth chapter, white again delivers forced mate without using tactical patterns, but to achieve his goal he will have to sacrifice at least one of his pieces: 205
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One of the white knights is under attack, but does he have to waste time on its defense if he can try and checkmate black with the remaining pieces? In this case, no! White wins with 1.Qh6+! Kxg8 2.Nf6#. It’s not hard to find the sacrifice in the next example as well:
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After 1.Be4+!, white sacrifices a pawn with 1...Kxd4, but then gives a mate in one: 2.Bc3#. To be able to sacrifice one of your pieces in a timely fashion, you will need both precision in calculation and a good amount of imagination:
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The white queen and knight are trying to weave a mating net, but the obvious 1.Nf7+? loses to 1...Qxf7. To force mate in this position, you first need to see the opportunity for a knight sacrifice! 1.Qh8+! Kxg5, and white delivers an easy mate in two: 2.f4+ Kf5 3.Qe5#.
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White’s pieces are positioned in such a way that it seems that it’s up to the queen and bishop to attack the black king. After 1.Be6+ Ke8, they indeed do the job: 2.Qf7+ Kd8 3.Qd7#. But after 1...Kd6!, it suddenly turns out that no bishop moves leads to mate. White wins with a sudden sacrifice of that piece: 2.Qd8+! Kxe6 3.Ng5#. You should note that in every example shown in this chapter white sacrifices a piece by giving a check with another piece. In the subsequent parts of the book we will only refer to this situation as a “sacrifice”, whereas any other attempt to sacrifice material constitutes a tactical pattern, which we will study thoroughly in the following chapters.
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1.Re8+ Kc7 2.Rc8+ Kxd6 3.Rc6#.
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1.Nf3+ Kg4 2.h3+ Kxf5 3.Nh4#.
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1.Qg6+ Kf8 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh6#) 2.Qg8+ Kxe7 3.Nd5#.
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1.Qe8+ Kh7 (1...Kg7 2.Qh8+ Kxg6 3.Qg8#) 2.Qh8+ Kxg6 3.Qg8#.
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1.Qf7+ Kh6 (1...Kh8 2.Qh7#) 2.Qf8+ Kxg5 3.f4#.
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1.Bb6+ Ke7 2.Rf7+ Kxd6 3.Bc7#.
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1.Rg7+ Kxh6 (1...Kh8 2.Ng6#) 2.R7g6+ Kh5 (2...Kh7 3.Rh1#) 3.Rh1#.
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1.Qd6+ Kf5 2.Ng3+ Kg4 3.h3+ Kxh4 4.Qf4#.
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1.Qd8+ Kf7 2.Ng5+ Kg6 3.Qd6+ Kxg5 4.h4#.
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1.Na4+ Kxc4 2.b3+ Kb5 3.c4+ Ka6 4.Nc5+ Kb6 5.Qb4#.
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1.Qd7+ Kg6 2.Nf8+ Kxh6 3.Qh7+ Kg5 4.Qf5+ Kh6 (4...Kh4 5.Ng6#) 5.Qg6#.
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Chapter 5 Pawn Promotion The first tactic we are going to study is called pawn promotion. As soon as the pawn reaches the last rank, it turns into a piece, which radically changes the material balance on the board. This tactic is found in many combinations. If the pawn is promoted near the opposing king, it often leads to a forced mate. Most often, the pawn promotes with check to a queen, which quickly and confidently takes care of the opponent’s king: 221
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After 1.f8=Q+ black is immediately checkmated: 1...Kg6 2.Qf6#. The next position shows the standard finish of a pawn endgame:
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White wins with 1.g7+; after the forced 1...Kh7, white promotes the pawn: 2.g8=Q+! Kh6 3.Qg6#. Many games have finished in such a way. You can also promote the pawn by sacrificing material. For instance, if we add a white knight on h7 in the previous position, the same pawn-promoting tactic will lead to a win, and the winning line will also include a piece sacrifice. Let’s look at another example of a timely pawn promotion. This time, a pawn, a bishop and a knight will be involved in the mating attack:
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White promotes the pawn with checks and delivers checkmate: 1.Be6+ Kf8 (or 1...Kh8 2.g7+ Kh7 3.g8=Q#) 2.g7+ Ke8 3.g8=Q#. We should note that 3.g8=R# also wins in the main line, but there is no sense in promoting the pawn to a rook (or bishop) to checkmate a king by force, since the queen replaces both these pieces with ease. However, promoting the pawn to a knight is sometimes quite useful! A knight is, of course, weaker than a bishop, but the opportunity to continue the attack with a tempo is often much more important:
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White can’t play 1.f8=Q? due to 1...Qh2#, but after 1.f8=N+!, white has just enough pieces to create a mating net: 1...Kh8 2.Bf6#.
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1.f8=Q+ Kg6 2.Rh6#.
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1.g7+ Kh7 2.Nf6+ Kh6 3.g8=N#.
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1.g7+ Kh7 2.g8=Q+ Kh6 3.Qh8#.
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1.e7+ Kg8 2.e8=Q+ Kh7 3.g6#.
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1.g7+ Kg8 2.Re8+ Kf7 (2...Bf8 3.Rxf8#) 3.g8=Q#.
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Chapter 6 Vacation There are times when one of your own pieces prevents you from delivering a combination. In this case, you can use the tactic called “vacation”. Its essence is simple: you need to get the interfering piece out of the way (by sacrificing it or moving it elsewhere) and then proceed with the combination. There are two kinds of vacation: vacating the line (rank, file or diagonal) and vacating a single square. In a forced mate, white has to get the “extra” piece away with a check. There are no examples of pawn promotion in this chapter. Let’s start with vacating a square: 231
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The black king is already trapped, and white only has to give a check. The knight can do that if it gets to the f7 square. The problem is, the square is already occupied by the white rook. White plays 1.Rf8+!, and after 1...Bxf8, the problem is solved – the square is now vacant: 2.Nf7#. The next example is solved in a similar way: 169
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White vacates the g7 square for the queen: 1.Rh7+! Nxh7 2.Qg7#. The tactics with vacating the lines aren’t much more difficult:
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The white queen wants to get to h8. After 1.Bd6+!, nothing will stop it from getting there: 1...Rxd6 (other moves lead to the same finish: 1...Nxd6 2.Qh8# or 1...Re7 2.Qh8#) 2.Qh8#. In this example, white vacated a diagonal. Line vacation is often executed without spectacular sacrifices, for instance, when two rooks play along a single rank:
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White plays 1.Rh7+, freeing up the passage to g7 for the other rook (vacating the rank), and after 1...Kg8 2.Rdg7+ (a single rook can’t do the trick: 2.Rhg7+ Kh8, and white has to go back – 3.Rh7+ Kg8) 2...Kf8, there’s a mate in two: 3.Ne6+ Ke8 4.Rh8#.
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1.Bd7+ Kd8 2.Ne6#.
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1.Rh8+ Nxh8 2.Qh7#.
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1.Qd8+ Ka7 2.b6#.
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1.Qg5+ fxg5 2.Nh5#.
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1.f7+ Nxf7 2.Nf6#.
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1.Rf6+ Ke5 2.f4#.
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1.Rh7+ Bxh7 2.Qg7#.
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1.Bf7+ Kd8 (1...Kf8 2.Ne6#) 2.Ne6#.
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1.Qxf8+ Rxf8 (1...Nxf8 2.Nh6#) 2.Nh6#.
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1.Rf4+ Kg5 (1...Kh3 2.Rh4#) 2.Nf7#.
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1.Be6+ Kh8 2.Rh4#.
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1.Re7+ Kd8 2.Rad7#.
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1.Nh7+ Bxh7 2.Bh6#.
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1.Nh7+ Rxh7 2.Qg8#.
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1.Rh8+ Bxh8 (1...Kg7 2.Qh7#) 2.Qh7#.
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1.Ng5+ hxg5 (1...Kf8 2.Qe7#) 2.Qe7#.
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1.Ra6+ Rxa6 (1...Kxa6 2.Qb7#) 2.Qb7#.
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1.Nf6+ gxf6 (1...Kh8 2.Qh7#) 2.Qh7#.
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1.Nc6+ dxc6 (1...bxc6 2.Qe8#; 1...Nxc6 2.Qe8#; 1...Qxc6 2.Qe8#) 2.Qe8#.
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1.Ng6+ hxg6 (1...Kg8 2.Qxg7#) 2.Qxg7#.
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1.Rg8+ Kh7 2.g6+ Kh6 3.g5#.
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1.Ng5+ hxg5 2.Be4+ Kh6 3.Qg6#.
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1.Rb8+ Kg7 2.f6+ Kg6 3.Be4#.
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1.Rh7+ Kg8 2.Rcg7+ Kf8 3.Rh8#.
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1.Ne7+ Nxe7 2.Qe8+ Qf8 3.Qxf8#.
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1.f7+ Ke7 2.Bg5+ Kd6 3.Nb5#.
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1.f6+ Kh6 2.Qh3+ Kg5 3.Qh4#.
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1.Ng4+ Ke4 2.Nf2+ Ke5 3.Bf4#.
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1.Rf8+ Kg7 2.R1f7+ Kh6 3.Rxh7#.
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1.Nh7+ Kg8 (1...Ke8 2.Nf6+ Kf8 3.Rf7#) 2.Nf6+ Kh8 (2...Kf8 3.Rf7#) 3.Rh7#.
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1.Rf8+ Kg7 (1...Kh7 2.R1f7+ Kh6 3.Rh8#) 2.R1f7+ Kh6 3.Rh8#.
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1.Rh8+ Kf7 (1...Kg7 2.R1h7#) 2.Ng5+ Kg7 3.R1h7#.
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1.Nf3+ Kh5 (1...exf3 2.Rh1#; 1...Qxf3 2.Rh1#) 2.Rh1+ Qh4 3.Rxh4#.
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1.Rf5+ gxf5 (1...Bxf5 2.Qh4#) 2.Qh4+ Kg6 3.Qh6#.
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1.Rd7+ Kh8 (1...Rg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Qb2+ Rg7 3.Qxg7#.
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1.Bxd5+ Qxd5 (1...cxd5 2.f7#; 1...Nxd5 2.f7#; 1...Ne6 2.Bxe6#) 2.f7+ Qxf7 3.Rh8#.
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1.Nh6+ Bxh6 (1...Kh8 2.Ng6#) 2.Bh7+ Kh8 (2...Kf8 3.Ng6#) 3.Ng6#.
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1.Ne7+ Kh8 2.Rf8+ Rxf8 3.Qxe5+ Rf6 4.Qxf6#.
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1.Rf8+ Kb7 2.Rb8+ Ka6 3.b5+ Ka5 4.Be1#.
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1.Bd3+ Kh5 2.Rh3+ Kg4 3.f3+ Kf4 4.g3#.
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1.Qxf6+ Kg8 (1...Ng7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Nh6+ Kf8 3.Qh8+ Ke7 4.Nf5#.
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1.Nab6+ Kc6 2.Nb4+ Kc7 (2...Kc5 3.Na4#) 3.Nxa6+ Kc6 4.Qd5#.
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1.Nh5+ Kg8 (1...Kh8 2.Qf6+ Bg7 (2...Kg8 3.Ne7#) 3.Qxg7#; 1...gxh5 2.Qf6+ Kg8 3.Ne7#) 2.Ne7+ Kh8 3.Qf6+ Bg7 4.Qxg7#.
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Chapter 7 Attraction The next tactic is called “attraction”. Essentially, it uses sacrifices or threats to force an opposing piece to occupy a certain square that will immediately make it vulnerable to tactics. In this chapter, we learn to attract the opposing king to squares where it gets checkmated by force. There are no examples of pawn promotion or vacation in this chapter. 283
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White gives up his queen to lure the black king to a dangerous square! After 1.Qg8+!, black is forced to capture, 1...Kxg8, and then white delivers checkmate: 2.Re8#. A great example of attraction! Still, it’s usually hard to checkmate the opponent without a queen, and so the attraction tactic is usually performed with less valuable pieces:
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White uses attraction: 1.Bh5+!, with the idea to give checkmate: 1...Kxh5 2.Qf7#. Black can decline the sacrifice, so you should necessarily check the reply 1...Kf6 as well; in this case, 2.Qf7# wins. Attraction is a very important and often-used tactic that can be implemented against any opposing piece. Still, the easiest way to learn to use it clearly and confidently is to use it against the king.
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This time, a pawn is used as a deflecting piece. White plays 1.h6+!, and now black loses both after capturing the pawn: 1...Kxh6 2.Qf8#, and retreating to the back rank: 1...Kg8 2.Qd8# or 1...Kh8 2.Qf8#.
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The white army is very scanty, black has a huge material advantage. A simple attempt to give checkmate loses; for instance, white can’t play 1.Qh5 due to 1...Bxg6. The winning move is attraction: 1.Rh8+!, and after 1...Kxh8, the single remaining white major piece delivers a mate in two: 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Qh7#.
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1.Qe8+ Kxe8 2.Rg8#.
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1.Qf8+ Kxf8 2.Rxd8#.
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1.Qh4+ Kxh4 2.Rh6#.
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Rf8#.
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1.g5+ Kxg5 2.Qf4#.
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1.Re6+ Kxe6 2.Qd6#.
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1.Qc6+ Kxc6 2.Bd5#.
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1.g5+ Kxg5 (1...Kh7 2.Rh8#) 2.Qf4#.
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1.Qh7+ Kxh7 2.Nxf6+ Kh8 3.Rxg8#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qh1+ Kg8 3.Qh7#.
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1.Rg8+ Kxg8 2.Rb8+ Rd8 3.Rxd8#.
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1.Ra7+ Kxa7 2.Nc6+ Ka8 3.Rxb8#.
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1.Bg8+ Kxg8 2.Rf8+ Kh7 3.Rh8#.
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1.Rh7+ Kxh7 2.Nf6+ Kh8 3.Rg8#.
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1.Bc4+ Kxc4 (1...Kd4 2.Qd3#) 2.Qb3+ Kd4 3.Qd3#.
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1.Bh7+ Kxh7 2.Qd3+ Kg8 3.Qg6+ Bg7 4.Qxg7#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Qh7+ Kf8 4.Qh8#.
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1.Ra8+ Kxa8 2.Qa2+ Kb8 3.Qa7+ Kc8 4.Qa8#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Qh7+ Kf8 4.Qh8#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Qxf7+ Kh7 (3...Kh8 4.Qh5#) 4.Qh5#.
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1.Rg8+ Kxg8 (1...Kh6 2.Nf7#) 2.Qe8+ Kg7 3.Qf7+ Kh6 (3...Kh8 4.Qf8#) 4.Qxh7#.
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1.Rb8+ Kxb8 2.Bxd6+ Kc8 (2...Ka8 3.Nb6#) 3.Nb6+ Kd8 4.Bc7#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Rb8+ Nd8 (2...Nf8+ 3.Rxf8#) 3.Rxd8+ Qe8+ 4.Rxe8#.
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1.Bc5+ Ke6 (1...Kxc5 2.Qb4#) 2.Qe7+ Kf5 3.Qe5+ Kg4 4.Qg5#.
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1.Ra8+ Kb7 2.Ra7+ Kxa7 (2...Kb6 3.Qxc7#; 2...Kb8 3.Qxc7#) 3.Qxc7+ Ka6 (3...Ka8 4.Ra1#) 4.Ra1#.
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1.Qh6+ Kxh6 (1...Kf7 2.Qf8#) 2.Bf8+ Kg5 3.Nh7+ Kf5 4.e4#.
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1.Qc4+ Kh7 (1...Kh8 2.Rf8+ Kh7 3.Qg8#; 1...Qe6 2.Qxe6+) 2.Qe4+ Kg8 (2...Qg6 3.hxg6+ Kh8 4.Qe8#; 2...g6 3.Rf7+ Kg8 4.Qe8#) 3.Rf8+ Kxf8 4.Qe8#.
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Chapter 8 Combinations The time has come to introduce you to chess combinations – forcing lines that use various tactical blows. There can be almost any number of tactics in a single combination, but in this chapter you only need to use the capabilities of your own pieces already described in this book. Before moving forward, it’s necessary to learn to use the tactics you’ve studied both separately and in various mixtures. Also, take note that tactics can be used both sequentially and simultaneously as part of the same combination! In the first case, the tactics are used one at a time, but there can be any number of them in a single combination, so you may have to calculate quite deeply. When tactics are used simultaneously, the solution is usually quick, and the main difficulty is to notice the single winning move. 323
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White plays 1.Rh8+!, attracting the king and vacating a square for the queen at the same time: 1...Kxh8 2.Qh7#. 233
The solution to the next puzzle is similar, but the line is longer:
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White checkmates with 1.Rh1+ Kg4 2.Rh4+! – again, attraction and vacation are used at the same time. After the forced 2...Kxh4, an easy finish follows: 3.Qf4+ Kh5 4.Rh1#. In both of these positions, the combination was built on finding one winning move, and then you just had to carefully use your basic checkmating skills. In the puzzles that require you to use tactics sequentially, it’s much harder to find the correct solution. In this case, you often have to see a “combination within a combination”:
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White can only win with a combination of two sequential tactics: first attraction: 1.Qh8+! Kxh8, and then vacating the square: 2.Bf6+! Kg8 3.Rd8#. Before sacrificing the queen, white has to calculate the end of the combination as well. Let’s see what kind of tactics white uses in the next example:
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The combination starts with attraction: 1.Qh8+! Kxh8. White’s second move is 2.d8=Q+!, simultaneously promoting the pawn and vacating the d7 square for the rook, and after 2...Kg7 (black loses in an analogous fashion after 2...Kh7 3.Rd7+ etc.), white finishes the black king off: 3.Rd7+ Kh6 4.Qh8#. Thus, white first uses attraction, and then pawn promotion and square vacation simultaneously. Black can delay the checkmate by one move if he permits a capture: 3...Ne7 4.Rxe7+, and only now 4...Kh6 5.Qh8#.
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1.Qh7+ Kxf6 2.Bg5+ Kxg5 3.Qh4#.
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1.Rd8+ Kg7 2.h8=Q+ Kxg6 3.Rg8#.
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1.Bh7+ Kxf7 2.Qg6+ Ke7 3.Qe6#.
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1.Qf5+ Kf7 2.Qxf6+ Ke8 (2...Kg8 3.Nh6#) 3.Nxc7#.
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1.b8=N+ Ka7 2.Nc6+ Ka6 (2...Ka8 3.Qb8#) 3.Bc8#.
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1.Rg5+ Kxg5 (1...Kh6 2.Nf7#) 2.Nf7+ Kh5 3.g4#.
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1.Qg7+ Kxg7 2.Rxf7+ Kg8 3.Rf8+ Kg7 4.R1f7#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qh6+ Kg8 3.Qh7+ Kf8 4.Qh8#.
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1.Qh7+ Kxh7 2.Rgxg7+ Kh8 3.Rh7+ Kg8 4.Reg7#.
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1.Rf8+ Rxf8 (1...Kh7 2.Qg6#) 2.Qd5+ Kh7 (2...Kh8 3.exf8=Q+ Kh7 4.Qfg8#; 2...Rf7 3.Qxf7+ Kh7 4.Qg6+ Kh8 5.e8=Q#) 3.exf8=N+ Kh8 4.Neg6#.
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1.Qa8+ Ke7 (1...Kc7 2.Ned5#) 2.Ned5+ Ke6 3.Qc8+ Bd7 4.Qxd7#.
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1.Rd5+ Qxd5 (1...Bxd5 2.Qxg4+ Kh6 3.Qh5#; 1...Kh6 2.Rh5#; 1...Kh4 2.Qxg4#; 1...Kxf4 2.Qxg4#; 1...f5 2.Qxf5+ Kh6 (2...Kh4 3.Qxg4#) 3.Qg6#) 2.Qxg4+ Kh6 3.Qh4+ Qh5 4.Qxh5#.
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1.Rc7+ Kxc7 2.Rd7+ Kc8 3.Ne7+ Kb8 4.N5c6+ Ka8 5.Ra7#.
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Rf8+ Kh7 3.Ng5+ Kh6 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Rh8#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Rh1+ Kg8 3.Rh8+ Kxh8 4.Qh1+ Kg8 5.Qh7#.
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1.Qc8+ Kxc8 2.Ra8+ Kd7 3.Nc5+ Kd6 4.Rd8+ Rd7 5.Rxd7#.
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1.Rh5+ Kg8 2.Rh8+ Kxh8 3.Qh5+ Kg8 4.Qh7+ Kf8 5.Qh8#.
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1.Qg6+ Kxg6 2.e8=Q+ Kh6 3.Re6+ Kh7 4.Qxh5+ Kg8 5.Re8#.
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1.b7+ Ka7 2.b8=Q+ Ka6 3.Qb7+ Ka5 4.Qb4+ Ka6 5.Qa4#.
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1.Nh6+ Kh7 2.g8=Q+ Kxh6 3.Qg7+ Kh5 4.Bf3+ Kh4 5.Qg4#.
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1.Rh3+ Nh4 2.Rxh4+ Kg6 3.Rh6+ Kg5 4.h4+ Kg4 5.Nde3#.
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1.Rh4+ Kxh4 2.Qh6+ Kg4 3.h3+ Kf5 4.g4+ Ke4 5.Qe3#.
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1.Bh7+ Kf8 (1...Kh8 2.Bf6#) 2.Bh6+ Ke8 3.Bg6+ Kd8 4.Bg5+ Be7 5.Bxe7#.
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1.Ra7+ Kg6 (1...Kh8 2.Rf8#; 1...Kg8 2.Rf8#) 2.Rg7+ Kh5 3.Rh4+ Kxh4 4.g3+ Kxh3 (4...Kh5 5.Nf4#) 5.Nf4#.
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1.Qxh6+ Ke8 (1...Kg8 2.Qh8#) 2.Qf8+ Kd7 (2...Kxf8 3.Rh8#) 3.Qe7+ Kc8 4.Rh8+ Be8 5.Rxe8#.
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1.Qg5+ Kf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qh6+ Rh7 3.Qxh7#; 1...Kf8 2.Qg8+ Ke7 3.Qg7+ Ke6 4.Bg4#) 2.Bh5+ Ke6 3.Qg4+ Kxf6 (3...Ke7 4.Qg7+ Ke6 5.Bg4#) 4.Qg6+ Ke7 5.Qf7#.
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1.Qh6+ Kxh6 2.Rh4+ Kg5 (2...Kg7 3.Rxh7#) 3.f4+ Kxh4 4.g3+ Kh3 5.Bf1#.
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1.Rh8+ Kg7 (1...Kxh8 2.Qh5+ Kg7 (2...Kg8 3.Qf7+ Kh8 4.Qh7#) 3.Qf7+ Kh8 4.Qh7#) 2.f6+ Kxf6 (2...Kg6 3.Qh5+ Kxf6 4.Qf7+ Kxg5 5.Qf5#; 2...Kxh8 3.Qh5+ Kg8 4.Qf7+ Kh8 5.Qh7#) 3.Qf3+ Ke7 (3...Kxg5 4.Qf5#; 3...Kg6 4.Qf7+ Kxg5 5.Qf5#; 3...Kg7 4.Qf7+ Kxh8 5.Qh7#) 4.Qf7+ Kd8 5.Rxe8#.
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1.Rf7+ Rd7 (1...Kb8 2.Ra8+ Kxa8 3.Qxc6+ Kb8 4.Qb7#; 1...Kb6 2.Ra6+ Kxa6 3.Qxc6+ Ka5 4.Ra7#; 1...Kc8 2.Ra8#) 2.Rxd7+ Kb6 (2...Kc8 3.Qxc6+ Kb8 4.Qb7#; 2...Kb8 3.Ra8+ Kxa8 4.Qxc6+ Kb8 5.Qb7#) 3.Ra6+ Kxa6 4.Qxc6+ Ka5 5.Ra7#.
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1.Qh6+ Kg8 (1...Kxh6 2.Rh1+ Qh2 3.Rxh2#) 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 (2...Rg7 3.Qxg7#) 3.Rh1+ Qh2 (3...Rh7 4.Rxh7#) 4.Rxh2+ Rh7 5.Qxh7#.
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1.Be3+ Ka5 (1...Kb5 2.Rb4+; 1...Ka6 2.Ra4+ Kb5 3.Rb4+) 2.Ra4+ Kb5 3.Rb4+ Ka5 (3...Ka6 4.Bxb7+ Ka5 5.Bb6#) 4.Bb6+ Ka6 5.Bc4#.
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1.Qe8+ Kf6 (1...Kh6 2.Bf8+ Kg5 3.Qe7+ (3.Be7+ Kh6 4.Qf8+ Kg6 5.Qf6#) 3...Kg6 4.Qg7#; 1...Kg7 2.Bd4+ Be5 3.Bxe5+ Kh6 4.Qf8+ Kg5 (4...Kg6 5.Qg7#) 5.Qf6#; 1...Kg5 2.Be7+ Kh6 3.Qf8+ Kg6 4.Qf6#) 2.Bd4+ Be5 (2...Kg5 3.Qe7+ Kg6 (3...Kh6 4.Qg7#) 4.Qg7#) 3.Bxe5+ Kg5 4.Qe7+ Kg6 (4...Kh6 5.Qg7#) 5.Qf6#.
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1.Nc7+ Ka7 2.Bb6+ Kxb6 3.c5+ Kxc7 (3...Ka7 4.Ra2+ Qa3 5.Rxa3#) 4.Ne6+ Kc8 5.Rd8#.
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1.Ne5+ Kf5 2.Qh7+ Ke6 (2...Kf6 3.Qg6#) 3.Qd7+ Kf6 4.Ng4+ Kg6 5.Qh7#.
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1.Nxf6+ Kf8 (1...Kh8 2.Qh7#) 2.Qe8+ Kg7 3.Nh5+ Kh7 4.Qf7+ Kh8 5.Qg7#.
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.b8=Q+ Kh7 (2...Kg7 3.Rd7+ Be7 4.Rxe7+ Kh6 5.Qh8#; 2...Qc8 3.Qxc8+; 2...Bf8 3.Qxf8+ Kh7 4.Rd7#) 3.Rd7+ Be7 (3...Kh6 4.Qh8#) 4.Rxe7+ Kh6 5.Qh8#.
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1.Qd8+ Kb5 (1...Ka6 2.Nc5+ Kb5 3.a4+ Kxc5 4.Qd4#) 2.a4+ Kxa4 3.b3+ Kb5 4.c4+ Ka6 5.Nc5#.
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1.Qc5+ Kb7 (1...Kb8 2.Rb4+ Bb5 3.Rxb5+ Ka8 4.Qc6+ Ka7 5.Qb7#; 1...Bc6+ 2.Qxc6+ Kb8 3.Rb4+ Ka7 4.Qb7#) 2.Rb4+ Bb5 (2...Ka8 3.Qd5+ Bc6 (3...Ka7 4.Qb7#) 4.Qxc6+ Ka7 5.Qb7#; 2...Ka6 3.Qb6#) 3.Rxb5+ Ka8 (3...Ka6 4.Qb6#) 4.Qc6+ Ka7 5.Qb7#.
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1.Nc2+ Kc4 2.Ne3+ Kd4 3.Nf5+ Kc4 4.Nd6+ Kd4 5.Qe3+ Kxe3 6.Nf5#.
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1.Nf8+ Kd8 2.Ne6+ Kd7 3.c6+ bxc6 4.Nc5+ Kd8 5.Nb7+ Kd7 6.e6#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qh4+ Kg8 3.Qxd8+ Kh7 4.Ng5+ Kh6 5.Nxf7+ Kh7 (5...Kh5 6.Qg5#) 6.Qh8#.
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1.Qg6+ Kf3 (1...Kh4 2.Qg5#) 2.Qg3+ Ke2 3.Qe1+ Kf3 (3...Kd3 4.Qf1#) 4.Qf1+ Kg4 5.Qe2+ Kh4 6.Be1#.
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1.Qh6+ Kxh6 (1...Kf7 2.Qxf8+ Ke6 3.Qe7+ Kd5 (3...Kf5 4.Qf6#) 4.Nf6#) 2.Bxf8+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kh4 4.Be7+ g5 (4...Kh3 5.Nf2#) 5.Bxg5+ Kh3 6.Nf2#.
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1.Qb8+ Ke7 2.Bf6+ Kxf6 3.Qd8+ Kg7 (3...Kf5 4.Qg5+ Ke4 5.Qe5#; 3...Kg6 4.Qg5#) 4.Rg3+ Ng4 5.Rxg4+ Kh6 6.Qg5#.
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1.b5+ Kxb5 (1...Kd5 2.Qc5#) 2.Qc5+ Ka4 (2...Ka6 3.Qb6#) 3.Qa7+ Kb5 (3...Kb4 4.Qb6+ Ka4 (4...Kc4 5.Qb3#) 5.Qa6+ Kb4 6.c3#) 4.Qb6+ Ka4 (4...Kc4 5.Qc5#) 5.Qa6+ Kb4 6.c3#.
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1.Rc7+ Bxc7 (1...Nxc7 2.Qg7+ Ke8 3.Qf8+ Kd7 4.Qd8#; 1...Ke8 2.Qb5#) 2.Qg7+ Ke8 3.Qf8+ Kd7 4.Qf7+ Kc8 5.Qe8+ Bd8 6.Qxd8#.
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1.Qd8+ Kf5 (1...Ke6 2.Bxd5+ Kf5 3.Qg5#; 1...Kg6 2.Qg5#) 2.Qg5+ Ke6 3.Qxd5+ Ke7 (3...Kf6 4.Qd6+ Kf5 5.Bd7#) 4.Qd7+ Kf6 (4...Kf8 5.Qd8#) 5.Qd6+ Kf5 6.Bd7#.
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1.Qc5+ Kg8 (1...Ke8 2.Qc8#) 2.Qc8+ Kh7 3.Qf5+ Kh8 (3...Kh6 4.Qh5#; 3...Kg8 4.Qg4+) 4.Qh5+ Kg8 5.Qg4+ Kf8 (5...Kh7 6.Qg7#; 5...Kh8 6.Qg7#) 6.Qc8#.
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Part 3 Overpowering Your Opponent’s Pieces The third part of this book is dedicated to the king’s defenders and the various means of overpowering them. It describes the typical tactics of “elimination” and “deflection”, which, together with “attraction”, are often used to expose or weaken the opponent’s king or lure it to open space. This part also includes the techniques of “blocking” and “seizing the square”, specific cases of the three aforementioned tactics. You should also note that after using any tactical patterns, both individually or as parts of combinations, a position still occurs that requires you to use basic checkmating skills which you acquired in the first part of this book.
Chapter 9 Elimination In the first two parts of the book, we learned to use our own pieces skillfully, but now, it’s time to turn our attention to the opponent’s pieces. The simplest way of overpowering them is their direct elimination – sacrificing or trading your own piece when capturing them. Elimination is the best way to forget about the opposing piece forever, so this tactic is often used in conjunction with other techniques, which we shall see in the following chapters. We should also take note of the difference between “elimination” and “capturing”, which was described in chapter 3. In this chapter, you will have to eliminate at least one of the king’s defenders with a check in the course of the forced mating combination. 375
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White could have delivered a checkmate with 1.Bb5+?, but black has a defense, 1...c6. In such situations, you first need to check if it’s possible to eliminate the interfering piece or pawn. The winning move is 1.Nxc7+!, and after 1...Bxc7, nothing stops white from delivering the checkmate: 2.Bb5#.
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To deliver the so-called “Arabian mate”, you need to eliminate the black knight. It’s actually easy to do: 1.Qxf8+!, and after the only possible reply 1...Bxf8, white plays 2.Rh7# without any further obstacles.
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This time, you need to eliminate the bishop to win: 1.Qxd8+!, and after any possible reply by black, white checkmates with 2.Rh4#.
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The white rooks are looking at the black king, but the black queen prevents the immediate checkmate. The first thing you should check is whether it’s possible to eliminate it: 1.Qxf8+! Bxf8 2.Rg8#. We should note that in the context of a forced mate, there’s essentially no difference between eliminating the defending piece with sacrificing material and without it (by trading off an identical piece).
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1.Qc3+ e5 2.dxe6#.
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1.Rxf8+ Rxf8 2.Qh7#.
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1.Rxf8+ Nxf8 2.Qg7#.
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1.Qxd8+ Bxd8 2.Re8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Bxf8 2.Re8#.
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1.Qxd8+ Nxd8 2.Re8#.
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1.Qxf6+ Rxf6 (1...Qxf6 2.Rh7#) 2.Rh7#.
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1.Qxf6+ Qxf6 (1...Rxf6 2.Re8#; 1...Kg8 2.Re8#) 2.Re8#.
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1.Rxh5+ gxh5 (1...Kg8 2.Qg7#) 2.Qg7#.
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1.Qxc8+ Rxc8 (1...Nxc8 2.Bxb7#; 1...Bb8 2.Bxb7#) 2.Bxb7#.
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1.Qxf8+ Nxf8 2.Bxf6+ Qg7 3.Bxg7#.
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1.Qxd4+ Qc5 (1...b6 2.Qxb6#; 1...Rxd4 2.b6#) 2.Qxc5+ b6 3.Qxb6#.
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1.Rxg7+ Rxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh6#) 2.Qxh6+ Kg8 3.Qxg7#.
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1.Bxg7+ Nxg7 (1...Kh7 2.Qxh6#) 2.Qxh6+ Bh7 3.Qxh7#.
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1.Rxe7+ Rxe7 (1...Kf8 2.Qg7#; 1...Kg8 2.Qg7#) 2.Qf6+ Kg8 (2...Ke8 3.Qxe7#) 3.Nxe7#.
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1.Nh7+ Ke7 2.Qxe5+ Qxe5 (2...Bxe5 3.Rd7#) 3.Rd7#.
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1.Qxc6+ Kf8 (1...bxc6 2.Rd8#; 1...Qd7 2.Qxd7+ Kf8 3.Qf7#; 1...Qxc6 2.Rd8#) 2.Rd8+ Qe8 3.Rxe8#.
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1.Rxc8+ Rxc8 (1...Kb7 2.Rc7+ Ka8 3.Bd5#) 2.Bd5+ Rc6 3.Bxc6#.
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Chapter 10 Combination: Attraction + Elimination Chapter 10 is dedicated to the simultaneous execution of attraction and elimination tactics, which is very often used in practice. Indeed, if you get a chance to force the king to occupy a bad square and eliminate a defending piece at the same time, why not use it? 397
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White plays 1.Qxf8+!, simultaneously eliminating the only defender of the back rank and attracting the king for a simple mating finale: 1...Kxf8 2.Nd7+ Kg8 3.Re8#. In the next example, white has a choice between several tempting continuations, but, as usually happens in actual games, only one of them wins:
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With 1.Bxc6+!, white simultaneously eliminates a pawn and attracts the black king to the c6 square: 1...Kxc6 2.Qb7#. Other king moves can’t save black either: 1...Kc7 (or 1...Kc8), and 2.Qb7# still wins. In this case, white’s first move turns out to be a simple capture, as we have seen in chapter 3, rather than the attraction + elimination tactic. In the context of delivering a forced mate, the difference between elimination and capturing is often negligible. The same can be said of sacrifices and trades – it doesn’t matter how many pieces white has left when the combination ends with a checkmate!
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In the last chapter, we saw examples of elimination through trades rather than sacrifice of material. So the move 1.Qxg7+! also constitutes a tactic in question. 1...Kxg7 2.Ne6+ Kg8 3.Rf8# or 2...Kh6 3.Rh4#. To conclude, let’s look at a slightly longer combination:
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After 1.Rxg7+! (attraction + elimination) 1...Kxg7 2.Bf6+, black is checkmated in all lines: 2...Kh7 3.Qh8#, 2...Kh6 3.Qh8# or 2...Kf7 3.Qe7+ Kg8 4.Qg7#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3#.
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1.Qxg5+ Kxg5 2.Be3#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh6#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh4#.
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1.Rxf7+ Kxf7 2.Rf5#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rd8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rh8#.
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1.Rxf8+ Kxf8 2.Qd8#.
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1.Rxf8+ Kxf8 2.Re8#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 2.Re7#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 2.Bc4#.
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1.Rxf8+ Kxf8 2.Qh8#.
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1.Qxg8+ Kxg8 2.Re8#.
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1.Qxe6+ Kxe6 2.Rd6#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg4#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qg7#) 2.Bd5#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rd8#.
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1.Qxb8+ Kxb8 2.Rc8#.
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1.Qxg8+ Kxg8 2.Re8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rd8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rd8#.
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1.Qxh6+ Kxh6 2.Rh3#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 2.Bc4#.
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1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 (1...Kf8 2.Qf7#) 2.Rg3#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxg7#) 2.Bc4#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 2.Be6+ Kf8 3.Nxg6#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5+ Kg7 3.Qh6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh1+ Bh5 3.Rxh5#.
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1.Qh7+ Kf6 2.Bxg5+ Kxg5 3.Qh4#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 2.R1e7+ Kg6 3.Rg8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh1+ Kg6 3.Ne7#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qg7#) 2.Be6+ Kf6 3.Ng4#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kg8 2.Qxg6#) 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Qh7#.
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1.Bxg7+ Kxg7 2.Qf7+ Kh6 (2...Kh8 3.Qf6#) 3.Qf6#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg3+ Kh8 (2...Kf8 3.Bh6#) 3.Nf7#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Nh5+ Kh8 3.g7#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh4+ Qh5 3.Rxh5#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Nf6+ Kh8 3.Rg8#.
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1.Qxg8+ Kxg8 2.Rd8+ Kf7 3.Rf8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rd8+ Ke7 3.Re8#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qg7#) 2.Bxe6+ Kf6 3.g5#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kg5 2.Qd5+ Kf6 (2...Re5 3.Qxe5#) 3.Rf7#) 2.Qf7+ Kh8 (2...Kh6 3.Qxg6#) 3.Nxg6#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Ng6#) 2.Bc4+ Be6 3.Bxe6#.
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1.Qxg5+ Kf7 (1...Kxg5 2.Rg4+ Kf5 (2...Kh5 3.Rh1#; 2...Kxh6 3.Rh1#) 3.Ne3#) 2.Rf4+ Ke8 3.Qxg8+ Ke7 (3...Bf8 4.Qxf8#) 4.Rf7#.
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1.Rxc7+ Kxc7 2.Qc5+ Kd7 3.Rb7+ Ke6 (3...Ke8 4.Qe7#) 4.Re7#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh4+ Kg6 (2...Kg7 3.Rg1#; 2...Kg8 3.Rg1#) 3.Rg1+ Kf5 4.Rh5#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh3+ Rh4 (2...Kg7 3.Qh6#) 3.Qxh4+ Kg7 4.Qh6#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 2.Nh5+ Kh7 3.Qf7+ Kh8 4.Qg7#.
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1.Qxh8+ Kxh8 2.Bf6+ Kg8 3.Rd8+ Re8 4.Rxe8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rh8+ Ke7 3.Rg7+ Kxe6 4.Rxh6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh4+ Qh5 (2...Kg8 3.Rh8#) 3.Rxh5+ Kg8 4.Rh8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rb8+ Bc8 (2...Ke7 3.Rc7#) 3.Rbxc8+ Ke7 4.R1c7#.
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Chapter 11 Combinations In this chapter, we will look at the interplay between elimination and all other tactics we studied in the previous chapters. The first puzzle is solved with a combination of two tactics used simultaneously: elimination and vacation. 455
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With 1.Bxf7+!, white eliminates a defender and vacates a square for the queen: 1...Nxf7 2.Qe6#. The other move, 1...Kd7 2.Qe6#, is no better. We should point out that the simultaneous use of two, three, four or more tactical patterns actually doesn’t make the solution much more difficult, since you only have to find one precise move, and then just use your basic checkmating skills.
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At first glance, it might seem that 1.Rxf7+! is a familiar combination from the previous chapter: attraction + elimination. However, this time there are three tactics used simultaneously in one move, because it also frees up the a1-h8 diagonal for the queen. After that, black can play either 1...Kxf7 2.Qg7# or 1...Kg8 2.Qg7#. The sequential use of tactics is fraught with many more difficulties, since you have to calculate several tactical blows in a row:
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The move 1.Rxg8+! is an “attraction + elimination” combination. Now, 1...Kh7 loses to 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Qf8#. While after 1...Kxg8, white has to deliver another tactical blow – attraction: 2.Qf8+! Kxf8 3.Rb8#. Of course, you should also check 2...Kh7 3.Qg7#.
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1.Qxg7+! (attraction + elimination) 1...Kxg7 2.Rxh7+ (capture) 2...Kf8 (2...Kg8 3.Rh8+! boils down to the main line) 3.Rh8+! (vacation) 3...Kg7 4.R1h7#. Other king moves change nothing: 3...Kf7 4.R1h7# or 3...Ke7 4.R1h7#.
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1.Rxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rd8#.
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1.Qf3+ g4 2.hxg4+ fxg4 3.Qh1#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg1+ Kh7 3.Nf6#.
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1.Ne7+ Kh8 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 3.Rh1#.
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1.Rh8+ Kf7 2.Rxg7+ Kxg7 3.Qh7#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bc5+ Kg8 3.Re8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bh6+ Kg8 3.Re8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rd8+ Kg7 3.h6#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bd6+ Kg8 3.Re8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rxf7+ Kg8 3.Re8#.
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1.Bxg7+ Kxg7 2.Qg5+ Kh8 3.Qf6#.
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1.Bd3+ Kf3 2.Rxf4+ Kxf4 3.Rf5#.
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1.Rd8+ Bf8 2.Rxf8+ Kxf8 3.Qd8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh5+ Kg6 3.Bf7#.
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1.Qxb8+ Kxb8 2.Rc8+ Ka7 3.Ra8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3+ Rh6 3.Rxh6#.
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1.Qxh6+ Kxh6 2.Rh3+ Kg7 3.Rh7#.
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1.Ne7+ Kh8 2.Qxh7+ Kxh7 3.Rh3#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3+ Kg6 3.Bd3#.
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1.Qxg4+ Kxg4 2.f3+ Kh5 (2...Kg3 3.Rh3#) 3.g4#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg4+ Kf8 (2...Kh8 3.Rg8#) 3.Rg8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kf8 2.Qh8#) 2.Rh3+ Kg8 3.Rh8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rf7+ Kg8 (2...Ke8 3.Rb8#) 3.Rb8#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Bf6+ Kg6 (2...Kf8 3.Nh7#) 3.Bf7#.
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1.Qxg6+ Kg8 (1...Kxg6 2.Be4#; 1...Kh8 2.Qxe8+ Kh7 (2...Bf8 3.Qxf8+ Kh7 4.Be4#) 3.Be4#) 2.Qxe8+ Kh7 (2...Bf8 3.Qxf8+ Kh7 4.Be4#) 3.Be4#.
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1.Rxb7+ Kxb7 (1...Ka8 2.Qxa7#) 2.Rc7+ Ka8 (2...Kb8 3.Qxa7#) 3.Qxa7#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rxf7+ Kg8 (2...Kh8 3.Rb8#) 3.Rb8#.
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1.Qxh6+ Kxh6 2.Rh3+ Kg6 (2...Kg7 3.Rg1#) 3.Rg1#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Rh7+ Kg8 3.Qf7#) 2.Qf7+ Kh8 3.Qh7#.
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1.Qxf6+ Kh6 (1...Kxf6 2.Bd4#) 2.Qg5+ Kg7 3.Bd4#.
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1.Rf7+ Kh8 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 3.Rf7+ Kh8 4.Nxg6#.
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1.Rxg6+ Kxg6 2.Rf6+ Kg5 3.Qg7+ Kh4 4.Qg3#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 2.Qg5+ Kf7 3.Rh7+ Ke8 4.Qe7#.
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1.Rxf7+ Kxf7 2.Qh7+ Kf8 3.Qg8+ Ke7 4.Qg7#.
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1.Qc8+ Bb8 2.Qxb8+ Kxb8 3.Be5+ Ka8 4.Rc8#.
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1.Qxh6+ Kxh6 (1...Kf6 2.Qxg6#) 2.Rh3+ Kg7 3.Rh7+ Kf6 4.Ne4#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 (1...Kh7 2.Rxf7#) 2.Rxf7+ Ke8 (2...Kg8 3.Rf8+ Kg7 (3...Kh7 4.R1f7#) 4.R1f7#) 3.Rf8+ Kd7 (3...Ke7 4.R1f7#) 4.R1f7#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bh6+ Ke8 (2...Kg8 3.Rd8#) 3.Ra8+ Qb8 4.Rxb8#.
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1.Rh8+ Bg8 2.Rxg8+ Kxg8 (2...Kf7 3.Qg7#) 3.Nh6+ Kf8 4.Qh8#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kg8 2.Ne7+ Kxh7 3.Qh4+ Kg7 4.Qh6#) 2.Qh4+ Kg8 (2...Kg7 3.Qh6+ Kg8 4.Ne7#) 3.Ne7+ Kg7 4.Qh6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh4+ Kg6 (2...Kg8 3.Rh8#) 3.Rh6+ Kxg5 4.Bf4#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3+ Qh4 (2...Kg8 3.Rh8#) 3.Rxh4+ Kg8 4.Rh8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3+ Bh4 (2...Kg8 3.Rh8#) 3.Rxh4+ Kg8 4.Rh8#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh2+ Bh3 (2...Kg7 3.Qh6#; 2...Bh6 3.Qxh6#) 3.Qxh3+ Kg7 (3...Bh6 4.Qxh6#) 4.Qh6#.
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1.Nf6+ Kg7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh6#) 2.Qxh6+ Kxh6 3.Rh5+ Kg7 4.Rh7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#) 2.Re7+ Rf7 (2...Kg8 3.Qxh7#; 2...Kh8 3.Qxh7#; 2...Kh6 3.Rxh7#) 3.Rxf7+ Kh6 (3...Kg8 4.Qxh7#; 3...Kh8 4.Qxh7#) 4.Rxh7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh6#) 2.Qxh6+ Kg8 3.Qg5+ Kh8 (3...Kh7 4.Rh6#) 4.Rh6#.
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1.Qxh5+ Kxh5 2.Be2+ Kh6 (2...Kh4 3.Rh1#; 2...Qf3 3.Rh1#) 3.Rh1+ Qh4 4.Rxh4#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh4+ Kg6 3.Rh6+ Kg5 4.h4+ Kg4 5.Bd1#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg3+ Kh6 3.Bc1+ Kh5 4.Be2+ Kxh4 5.Rh3#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 2.Bc4+ Kf8 3.Rxd8+ Rxd8 4.Bc5+ Rd6 5.Bxd6#.
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1.Qxh6+ Kxh6 2.Rh2+ Bh5 3.Rxh5+ Kg6 4.Rg5+ Kh7 (4...Kh6 5.Rh3#) 5.Rh3#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Bxf5+ Rxf5 (2...Kh6 3.Rh3+ Qh4 4.Rxh4#; 2...Kh8 3.Rh3+ Qh4 4.Rxh4#) 3.Rh3+ Qh4 (3...Rh5 4.Rxh5#) 4.Rxh4+ Rh5 5.Rxh5#.
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1.Qxd6+ Kxd6 2.Bc5+ Kc7 3.Nb5+ Kb8 4.Bd6+ Qc7 5.Bxc7#.
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1.Bxg6+ Kxg6 (1...Kg8 2.Bh7+ Kxh7 (2...Kf7 3.Qh5#) 3.Qe4+ Kg8 4.Qg6+ Qg7 5.Qxg7#) 2.Qg4+ Kf7 (2...Kh7 3.Qe4+ Kg8 4.Qg6+ Qg7 5.Qxg7#) 3.Qh5+ Kg8 4.Qg6+ Qg7 5.Qxg7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#) 2.Qg5+ Kh8 3.Qf6+ Kg8 4.Rg3+ Qg5 5.Rxg5#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Rf8+ Kxg7 3.Qf7#) 2.Rf7+ Kg6 (2...Kg8 3.Rf8+ Kg7 (3...Kh7 4.Qf7#) 4.Qf7#; 2...Kh8 3.Rf8+ Kg7 (3...Kh7 4.Qf7#) 4.Qf7#) 3.Qf6+ Kh5 4.Qe5+ Kg6 (4...Nf5+ 5.Qxf5#) 5.Rg7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Qh7#) 2.Qg6+ Kh8 3.Qxh6+ Kg8 4.Qg5+ Kf7 (4...Kh8 5.Rh6#; 4...Kh7 5.Rh6#) 5.Re7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 2.Qxg5+ Kf7 (2...Kh7 3.Rh3#; 2...Kh8 3.Rh3#) 3.Qf6+ Kg8 (3...Ke8 4.Rd8#) 4.Qg6+ (4.Rg3+ Kh7 5.Qh4#) 4...Kh8 5.Rh3#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kf8 (1...Kh8 2.Qh7#) 2.Rxf7+ Kxf7 (2...Kg8 3.Qh7#; 2...Ke8 3.Qxe6+ Kd8 4.Qd7#) 3.Qxe6+ Kf8 4.Qe7+ (4.Qf6+ Kg8 5.Qg7#) 4...Kg8 5.Qg7#.
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1.Qxf5+ Kxf5 (1...Kh6 2.Rxh7#) 2.Bd3+ Kg5 3.Rg7+ Kh6 (3...Kh5 4.Rxh7+ Kg5 5.h4#; 3...Kh4 4.Rxh7+ Kg5 5.h4#) 4.Rxh7+ Kg5 5.h4#.
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1.Qd7+ Kh6 (1...Qe7 2.Qxe7+ Kh6 3.Qxh7+ Kxh7 4.R1d7+ Kh6 5.Rh8#) 2.Qxh7+ Kxh7 3.R1d7+ Qe7 (3...Kh6 4.Rh8#) 4.Rxe7+ Kh6 5.Rh8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh1+ Bh6 3.Rxh6+ Kg7 4.Rg1+ Kf7 (4...Kf8 5.Rf6#) 5.Rf6#.
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1.Rxg8+ Kxg8 2.Qg4+ Kf8 (2...Kh8 3.Qg7#; 2...Kh7 3.Qg7#) 3.Qc8+ Bd8 (3...Re8 4.Qxe8#) 4.Qxd8+ Re8 5.Qxe8#.
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1.Qh8+ Kf7 (1...Bxh8 2.Rxh8+ Kg7 (2...Kf7 3.R1h7#; 2...Ke7 3.R1h7#) 3.R1h7#; 1...Ke7 2.Qxg7+ Kd8 (2...Ke8 3.Rh8+ Qf8 4.Rxf8#) 3.Rh8+ Qf8 4.Rxf8#) 2.Qxg7+ Kxg7 (2...Ke8 3.Rh8+ Qf8 4.Rxf8#) 3.Rh7+ Kf8 (3...Kg8 4.Rh8+ Kg7 (4...Kf7 5.R1h7#) 5.R1h7#) 4.Rh8+ Ke7 (4...Kf7 5.R1h7#; 4...Kg7 5.R1h7#) 5.R1h7#.
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1.Qb8+ Kg7 (1...Re8 2.Qxe8+ Kg7 3.Qe5+ Kg8 (3...Kf8 4.Qxh8#) 4.Rd8#) 2.Qxh8+ Kxh8 3.Bf6+ Kg8 4.Rd8+ Re8 5.Rxe8#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Rxh7+ Kg8 (2...Kxh7 3.Rh1+ Kg7 4.Qg4#) 3.Qg4+ Kxh7 4.Rh1#) 2.Bh6+ Kxh6 (2...Kh8 3.Qf6+ Kg8 4.Qg7#; 2...Kg8 3.Qg4+ Kh8 4.Qg7#) 3.Qf6+ Kh5 4.Rh1+ Kg4 5.Rh4#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kg8 2.Rh8+ Kxh8 3.Qh6+ Kg8 4.Qg7#) 2.Rh4+ Kg8 3.Rh8+ Kxh8 4.Qh6+ Kg8 5.Qg7#.
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1.Qh7+ Kf8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Rxf7+ Kxf7 4.Bg6+ Kxg6 (4...Ke7 5.Qe8#) 5.Qh5#.
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1.Rxh5+ Kxh5 (1...Kg7 2.Qh7+ Kf6 3.Rh6#) 2.Rh2+ Kg4 3.Rh4+ Kxh4 (3...Kg3 4.Qh2#) 4.Qh2+ Kg4 5.Qh3#.
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1.Bxg7+ Kxg7 2.Qh6+ Kxh6 (2...Kh8 3.g7#) 3.Ng4+ Kg7 4.Nh5+ Kh8 5.g7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh6#) 2.Rg1+ Qg3 (2...Kh7 3.Qf7+ Kh8 4.Qg7#; 2...Rg6 3.Qxg6+ Kh8 (3...Kf8 4.Qf7#) 4.Qh6#; 2...Kh8 3.Qxh6#; 2...Kf8 3.Qf7#) 3.Rxg3+ Rg6 (3...Kh7 4.Qf7+ Kh8 5.Qg7#; 3...Kf6 4.Qf7#; 3...Kf8 4.Qf7#; 3...Kh8 4.Qxh6#) 4.Qxg6+ Kf8 (4...Kh8 5.Rh3#) 5.Qf7#.
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1.Qxd8+ Nxd8 2.Rd7+ Kb8 3.Rxd8+ Kc7 (3...Nc8 4.Rxc8+ Ka7 5.Ra8#; 3...Ka7 4.Ra8#) 4.Rd7+ Kb8 5.Rxb7#.
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1.Rxb3+ Kxb3 2.Rc3+ Kb4 3.Qa3+ Kb5 4.Rc5+ Kb6 5.Qa5+ Kb7 6.Rc7#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh4+ Kg6 3.Rh6+ Kg5 4.h4+ Kg4 5.Ne3+ Kg3 6.Rf3#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3+ Rh5 (2...Kg6 3.Rh6#) 3.Rxh5+ Kg6 4.Rh6+ Kg5 5.Nf3+ Kg4 6.h3#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kh8 (1...Kxg7 2.Rg1+ Kh8 (2...Kh6 3.Qh3#) 3.Qf6#) 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (2...Kg8 3.Rg1+ Kxh7 4.Qh5#) 3.Qh5+ Kg7 (3...Kg8 4.Rg1#) 4.Qg5+ Kh7 (4...Kh8 5.Qh6+ Kg8 6.Rg1#) 5.Qh4+ Kg6 (5...Kg7 6.Rg1#; 5...Kg8 6.Rg1#) 6.Rg1#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3+ Rh5 (2...Kg6 3.Rh6#) 3.Rxh5+ Kg6 4.Rh6+ Kg5 5.h4+ Kg4 6.Ne3#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh1+ Bh6 (2...Qh2 3.Rxh2+ Bh6 4.Rxh6+ Kg7 5.Bd4+ Kf8 6.Rh8#) 3.Rxh6+ Kg7 4.Bd4+ Qe5 (4...Kf8 5.Rh8#) 5.Bxe5+ Kf8 6.Rh8#.
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1.Rxf8+ Kxf8 (1...Kg7 2.Qxf7#) 2.Bh6+ Ke8 (2...Bg7 3.Qd8#; 2...Kg8 3.Qd8#) 3.Qc8+ Ke7 4.Bf8+ Kf6 5.Qd8+ Ke6 6.Qe7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 2.Ne6+ Kf6 (2...Kh7 3.Qd7+ Qe7 (3...Kg8 4.Qg7#; 3...Kg6 4.Qg7#; 3...Kh8 4.Qg7#) 4.Qxe7+ Kg6 (4...Kg8 5.Qg7#; 4...Kh8 5.Qg7#) 5.Qg7#; 2...Kg6 3.Qg8+ Kf6 4.Qg7#; 2...Kf7 3.Qf8+ Kg6 4.Qg7#) 3.Qh8+ Ke7 (3...Kg6 4.Qg7#; 3...Kf7 4.Qf8+ Kg6 5.Qg7#) 4.Qd8+ Kf7 5.Qf8+ Kg6 6.Qg7#.
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1.Rxh8+ Kxh8 2.Rc8+ Re8 (2...Kh7 3.Bxg6+ Kh6 4.Rh8#; 2...Rf8 3.Rxf8+ Kh7 4.hxg6+ Kh6 5.Rh8#) 3.Rxe8+ Rf8 (3...Kh7 4.hxg6+ Kh6 5.Rh8#) 4.Rxf8+ Kh7 5.hxg6+ Kh6 6.Rh8#.
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1.Qc5+ Kb8 (1...Kd7 2.Bb5#) 2.Rxb7+ Kxb7 (2...Ka8 3.Qxa7#) 3.Ba6+ Kxa6 (3...Ka8 4.Qc6+ Kb8 5.Qb7#; 3...Kb8 4.Qb5+ Kc7 (4...Ka8 5.Qb7#) 5.Qb7#) 4.Qc6+ Ka5 5.Bd2+ Qb4 6.Bxb4#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 (1...Kg7 2.Qf8#) 2.Qf8+ Kh7 3.Qxf7+ Kh8 4.Qf8+ Kh7 5.Bxg6+ Kxg6 6.Qg8#.
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Chapter 12 Deflection The tactic of deflection is used when the opposing piece that prevents your combination cannot be eliminated. The essence of this tactic is using sacrifices or threats to force the opponent’s piece to move to another square, from where it cannot prevent the combination anymore. 543
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The move 1.Rd1+! is a typical example of deflection. Now the bishop is forced to leave the g4 square, where it defended d7, and after 1...Bxd1, the combination ends with a mate in one: 2.Qd7#. In theory, any piece can be deflected, but in the context of a forced mate, you cannot deflect a king. If we try to imagine such a situation, it will boil down to attraction, which we studied in chapter 7.
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To distract the rook from defending the f7 pawn, you have to use deflection: 1.Qg8+! Rxg8 and then 2.Nxf7#. The reverse move order doesn’t work: white can deflect the rook with 1.Nxf7+? Rxf7, but the g8 square is still defended by other pieces.
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The black queen, which controls the a4 square in a somewhat unusual way, is hindering white slightly more than other black pieces. White gives checkmate with deflection: 1.Bd2+! Qxd2 2.Qa4#. Don’t forget to check the possible alternatives: 1...Bb4 is met with 2.Bxb4#, while after 1...Qc3, there’s 2.Qa4#.
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After 1.Be6+ Kh8, it seems that the black king is well-defended. But white plays 2.Ng6+!, and the black pawn is deflected from defending the king – 2...hxg6, which allows white to give an easy checkmate with 3.Qh3#.
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1.Ng6+ hxg6 2.Rh2#.
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1.Qc6+ bxc6 2.Ba6#.
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1.Ng5+ hxg5 2.Qh3#.
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1.Nf6+ gxf6 2.Qg8#.
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1.Qh7+ Qxh7 2.Ng3#.
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1.Nd6+ Nxd6 2.Ne7#.
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1.Rh5+ gxh5 2.Qf6#.
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1.Qh6+ Nxh6 2.Nf6#.
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1.Rh3+ gxh3 2.Qh5#.
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1.Rf4+ gxf4 2.Rh4#.
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1.Ng4+ hxg4 2.Qh1#.
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1.Rh8+ Nxh8 2.Rg8#.
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1.Qg8+ Rxg8 2.Nf7#.
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1.Rg8+ Rxg8 2.Nf7#.
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1.Qh8+ Nxh8 2.Rxh4#.
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1.Nf7+ Rxf7 2.Re8#.
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1.Re8+ Nxe8 2.Qd7#.
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1.Qf8+ Nxf8 2.Rg8#.
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1.Qc8+ Bxc8 2.Re8#.
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1.Ne7+ Bxe7 2.Qh8#.
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1.Rh8+ Bxh8 2.Qg8#.
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1.Qh5+ gxh5 2.Be4#.
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1.Qf5+ Nxf5 (1...Ne6 2.Qxe6#) 2.e6#.
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1.Rh5+ gxh5 (1...Kg8 2.Rh8#) 2.Qg7#.
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1.Qe6+ fxe6 (1...Be7 2.Qxe7#) 2.d7#.
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1.Rf6+ gxf6 (1...g6 2.Bf8#) 2.Bf8#.
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1.Rd8+ Nxd8 (1...Rc8 2.Rxc8#) 2.Ba7#.
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1.Rh4+ gxh4 (1...g4 2.Rhxg4#) 2.Rg4#.
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1.Qb8+ Nxb8 (1...Nd8 2.Qxd8#) 2.Rd8#.
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1.Nc6+ Bxc6 (1...Ka8 2.b7#) 2.Rxd8#.
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1.Qh5+ gxh5 (1...Kg8 2.Qh7#) 2.Rh7#.
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1.Qh5+ Rxh5 (1...Rg6 2.Qxg6#) 2.Bg6#.
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1.Qd5+ Rxd5 (1...Kh8 2.Qxd8#; 1...Kf8 2.Qxd8#; 1...Re6 2.Qxd8#) 2.Re8#.
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1.Qe5+ fxe5 (1...dxe5 2.Bc5#; 1...Be6 2.Qxe6#) 2.Bg5#.
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1.Rd8+ Bxd8 (1...Bf8 2.Rxf8#) 2.Qf8#.
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1.Qg7+ Bxg7 2.Rd8+ Bf8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Qg6+ Bxg6 2.Rg8+ Kh7 3.hxg6#.
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1.Ng6+ hxg6 2.Rh1+ Bh3 3.Rxh3#.
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1.Ng6+ fxg6 2.Bh6+ Qg7 3.Qxg7#.
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1.R8h6+ gxh6 2.Qg8+ Kf6 3.Rxh6#.
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1.Rh6+ gxh6 2.Be5+ Rf6 3.Bxf6#.
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1.Nc7+ Qxc7 2.Qh5+ g6 3.Qxg6#.
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1.Qa7+ Nxa7 (1...Kc8 2.Nb6#) 2.Rb7+ Kc8 3.Nb6#.
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1.Qd8+ Bxd8 (1...Kg7 2.h6#) 2.Re8+ Kg7 3.h6#.
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1.Qe6+ Rxe6 (1...Rf7 2.Qxf7+ Kh8 3.Qh7#; 1...Kh8 2.Rxf8+ Rg8 3.Rxg8#) 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Rh8+ Bxh8 (1...Kg6 2.h5#) 2.Rh7+ Kg6 3.h5#.
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1.Rg5+ Kh6 2.Qf8+ Rxf8 (2...Rg7 3.Qxg7#) 3.Bg7#.
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1.Be6+ Kh8 (1...Qf7 2.Qxf7+ Kh8 3.Qg7#; 1...Qxe6 2.Qg7#) 2.Qe5+ Qg7 (2...Qf6 3.Qxf6#) 3.Qxg7#.
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1.f4+ gxf3 (1...Kh5 2.Qh8#) 2.Qf4+ Kh5 3.Qh4#.
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1.Qf6+ Rxf6 (1...Qg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Rxd8+ Rf8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Qd8+ Qe8 (1...Kg7 2.Qh8#; 1...Rxd8 2.Rh8#) 2.Qxe8+ Kg7 3.Qh8#.
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1.Rb1+ Qb4 (1...Qb2 2.Rxb2+ Kc8 (2...Ka7 3.Nxc6#) 3.Qg4+ Kd8 4.Qd7#; 1...Qb3 2.Rxb3+ Kc8 (2...Ka7 3.Nxc6#) 3.Qg4+ Kd8 4.Qd7#; 1...Ka7 2.Qe3+ Qxe3 (2...c5 3.Nc6#; 2...Qc5 3.Qxc5#; 2...Qd4 3.Nxc6#) 3.Nxc6#; 1...Kc8 2.Qg4+ Kd8 3.Qd7#) 2.Rxb4+ Kc8 (2...Ka7 3.Nxc6#) 3.Qg4+ Kd8 4.Qd7#.
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1.Qh7+ Kf7 2.Bg6+ Kf6 3.Rf4+ gxf4 (3...Qf5 4.Rxf5#) 4.Bh4#.
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1.Qg5+ fxg5 2.Rxa6+ Bc6 (2...Re6 3.Rxe6#) 3.Raxc6+ Re6 4.Rxe6#.
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1.Ng5+ hxg5 (1...Kg8 2.Rd8+ Re8 3.Rxe8#; 1...Kh8 2.Rd8+ Re8 3.Rxe8#) 2.Qxh5+ Kg8 3.Rd8+ Re8 4.Rxe8#.
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1.Qd5+ Re6 (1...Kf8 2.Qf7#; 1...Kh8 2.Qxh5+ Kg8 3.Qh7+ Kf8 4.Qh8#; 1...Bxd5 2.Rxe8#) 2.Qxe6+ Kh8 (2...Kf8 3.Qf7#) 3.Qc8+ Be8 4.Qxe8#.
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1.Qg7+ Rxg7 2.Re8+ Qf8 (2...Rg8 3.Rexg8#) 3.Rxf8+ Rg8 4.Rfxg8#.
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1.Nc6+ Rxc6 (1...Kf8 2.Rd8#; 1...Ke8 2.Rd8#) 2.Rd7+ Kf8 (2...Ke8 3.Rg8#) 3.Rf7+ Ke8 4.Rg8#.
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1.Qg5+ Qxg5 (1...Re7 2.Qxe7#) 2.Rd1+ Qd2 (2...Qd5 3.Rxd5+ Bd7 4.Rfxd7#; 2...Bd7 3.Rdxd7#) 3.Rxd2+ Bd7 4.Rdxd7#.
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1.Qa8+ Bc8 (1...Kh7 2.Qh8#; 1...Ne8 2.Qxe8+ Kh7 3.Qh8#; 1...Nxa8 2.Re8+ Kh7 3.Rh8#) 2.Qxc8+ Ne8 (2...Kh7 3.Qh8#) 3.Qxe8+ Kh7 4.Qh8#.
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Chapter 13 Combination: Deflection + Elimination In this chapter, we look at combinations that simultaneously use two tactics: deflection and elimination. This often occurs in actual games. Indeed, it’s no wonder that one of the king’s defenders gets deflected after another is eliminated! 607
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White sacrifices the queen: 1.Qxe6+!, eliminating one pawn and trying to deflect the other. Black doesn’t have much of a choice: either play 1...Be7 2.Qxe7# or accept the sacrifice with 1...fxe6 and get prettily checkmated: 2.Bg6#. Such deflection of the pawns from the king and their elimination, including the “deflection + elimination” combination, is often called “opening up the king’s position”. In the next example, there are no pawns near the black king, but it’s protected by other pieces:
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In the initial position, white is a piece down, and black threatens to trade queens. The active 1.Qe6? is met with 1...Rxh2+!, and black wins. In such positions, active play is often the only hope of saving the game; you should start your activity by considering possible forced checkmates. The direct 1.Qxe7+! wins here – the black knight is eliminated, and the bishop is forcibly deflected: 1...Bxe7 2.Rc8#.
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After 1.Qb8+!, black has a choice between three replies. 1...Nf8 2.Qxf8# loses immediately, 1...Nd8 2.Re8# is no better – in this case, white’s first move works as a deflection. While after 1...Rd8, there follows 2.Qxd8+!, and after 2...Nxd8 it turns out that one of the king’s defenders is eliminated, and the other one is deflected: 3.Re8#. Don’t forget to check all of black’s possible replies: for the full solution, you should also consider 2...Nf8 3.Qxf8#.
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The only way to win is 1.Rxe6+! White simultaneously eliminates the black bishop and deflects the f7 pawn. 1...fxe6 2.Qf8#.
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1.Nxg6+ hxg6 2.Qh6#.
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1.Qxh5+ gxh5 2.Rh7#.
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1.Nxh5+ gxh5 2.Qg5#.
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1.Rxf8+ Rxf8 2.Rh7#.
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1.Qxf7+ Qxf7 2.Rh8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Qxf8 2.Rxh7#.
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1.Qxh5+ gxh5 2.Rh6#.
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1.Rxh6+ gxh6 2.Qg8#.
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1.Rxc6+ bxc6 2.Ba6#.
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1.Qxg6+ hxg6 (1...Qg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Rh8#.
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1.Qxe6+ fxe6 (1...Be7 2.Qxe7#) 2.Bg6#.
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1.Qxg5+ Nxg5 (1...Qg6 2.Qxg6#; 1...Qg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Rh8#.
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1.Rxh7+ Bxh7 (1...Kg8 2.Qxg6#) 2.Qg7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Rxg7 (1...Kf8 2.Qxf7#; 1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#) 2.Qe8#.
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1.Rxd6+ cxd6 (1...Qd7 2.Qxd7#) 2.Rc8#.
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1.Qxg7+ Rxg7 2.Ra8+ Rg8 3.Rxg8#.
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1.Qxf7+ Bxf7 2.Ra8+ Be8 3.Rxe8#.
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1.Qf7+ Kh8 2.Rxh6+ gxh6 3.Qh7#.
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1.Qxg7+ Rxg7 2.Rf8+ Rg8 3.Rfxg8#.
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1.Qxf6+ Rxf6 (1...Kg8 2.Qg7#) 2.Re8+ Rf8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxg7+ Rxg7 2.Rd8+ Rg8 3.Rdxg8#.
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1.Qxd7+ Rxd7 (1...Kb8 2.Qxd8#) 2.Re8+ Rd8 3.Rdxd8#.
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1.Qxe5+ Rf6 (1...Qxe5 2.Rf8#; 1...Kg8 2.Qg7#) 2.Qxf6+ Kg8 3.Qg7#.
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1.Rxe6+ fxe6 (1...Kf8 2.Rd8#; 1...Qe7 2.Rxe7+ Kf8 3.Rd8#) 2.Qg6+ Kf8 3.Rd8#.
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1.Qxf6+ Rxf6 (1...Kg8 2.Qg7#) 2.Rc8+ Rf8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Rxh6+ gxh6 2.Bxd4+ Be5 (2...Rf6 3.Bxf6#) 3.Bxe5+ Rf6 4.Bxf6#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxf8#) 2.Re8+ Rf8 3.Rg7+ Kh8 4.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxg7+ Bxg7 2.Rxd8+ Qe8 (2...Bf8 3.Rxf8#) 3.Rxe8+ Bf8 4.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxg7+ Rxg7 2.Rb8+ Rf8 (2...Rg8 3.Rbxg8#) 3.Rxf8+ Rg8 4.Rgxg8#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxf8#) 2.Rc8+ Qd8 (2...Rf8 3.Rcxf8#) 3.Rxd8+ Rf8 4.Rdxf8#.
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Chapter 14 Combinations In this chapter, we look at the deflection tactic in conjunction with all the other tactics that we studied in the previous chapters. The first puzzle is solved with a combination of two tactics, deflection and pawn promotion, used simultaneously. 641
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After the pretty 1.e8=N+! the black rook is forced to abandon its defense of the f7 square: 1...Rxe8 2.Qf7#. The next example is also solved in two moves. White simultaneously uses three tactics in one move: elimination, deflection and attraction.
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White checkmates with 1.Qxh6+!, and now, after 1...Kxh6 2.Rh8#, it turns out that white used attraction + elimination, while 1...gxh6 2.Rh8# involves elimination + deflection. To be fair, three tactics in a single move is not a record; there are quite a few puzzles that simultaneously use four or even five tactics! Finding such “simultaneous” moves in an actual game often brings both good results and aesthetic pleasure.
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The move 1.Rh8+! attracts the black king to a mating square after 1...Kxh8 2.Qh7# and deflects the black bishop in the line 1...Bxh8 2.Qh7+ Kf8 3.Qf7#.
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White wins with elimination: 1.Qxg7+! Rxg7, followed by deflection: 2.Nf7+! Rxf7 3.Rg8#.
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.exf8=Q#.
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1.Qxf8+ Bxf8 2.Rh7#.
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1.Qxh6+ gxh6 2.Rh7#.
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1.g4+ hxg3+ 2.Nxg3#.
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1.Qxc6+ bxc6 2.Ba6#.
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1.Qxg6+ hxg6 (1...Bg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.h7#.
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1.Rh5+ gxh5 2.Nf5+ Kg6 3.Nf4#.
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1.Qh7+ Kf8 2.Qh8+ Bxh8 3.Nh7#.
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1.Rxh6+ Bxh6 2.Qg6+ Kh8 3.Qxh6#.
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1.Rg8+ Kh7 2.Nf8+ Rxf8 3.R1g7#.
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1.Qxg7+ Bxg7 2.f8=Q+ Bxf8 3.Rg8#.
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1.Rf5+ Bxf5 (1...g5 2.Bf7#; 1...gxf5 2.Bf7#) 2.Be2+ Bg4 3.Bxg4#.
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1.g4+ fxg3 (1...Ke5 2.Qd5#) 2.Qg4+ Ke5 3.Qe4#.
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1.Nd6+ Bxd6 2.Qg8+ Bf8 (2...Nf8 3.Qxf7#) 3.Qxf7#.
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1.Rxg6+ fxg6 (1...hxg6 2.Qg7#) 2.Qh8+ Kxh8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Rxe5+ Ne6 (1...fxe5 2.Qd6#) 2.Rxe6+ fxe6 3.Qg7#.
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1.Rc8+ Ng8 (1...Ne8 2.Rxe8#) 2.Rxg8+ Kxg8 3.Qf8#.
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1.Qxc6+ Qxc6 (1...Nd6 2.Re7#; 1...Qd6 2.Qxd6+ Nxd6 3.Re7#) 2.Nd4+ Nxd4 3.Re7#.
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1.Rxg8+ Kxg8 2.Qxd5+ cxd5 (2...Kh8 3.Qd8#; 2...Kf8 3.Qf7#) 3.Rc8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kf8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Rxg7#) 2.Nxf6+ gxf6 (2...Kh6 3.Rh3#; 2...Kh8 3.Rh3#) 3.Rh3#.
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1.Qxd8+ Nf8 (1...Nxd8 2.Re8#) 2.Qxf8+ Kxf8 3.Re8#.
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1.Qe8+ Kh7 2.Rxh6+ Kxh6 (2...gxh6 3.Qg8#) 3.Qh8#.
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1.Ne6+ Qxe6 (1...fxe6 2.Qf8#; 1...Kg8 2.Qb8+ Qd8 3.Qxd8#; 1...Kh8 2.Qb8+ Qd8 3.Qxd8#) 2.Qh6+ Kxh6 (2...Kg8 3.Qf8#; 2...Kh8 3.Qf8#) 3.Bf8#.
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1.Qe6+ fxe6 (1...Be7 2.Qxe7#) 2.f7+ Bxf7 3.Nf6#.
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1.Bh7+ Kh8 2.Nf7+ Rxf7 3.Re8+ Rf8 4.Rxf8#.
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1.Rh8+ Kf7 2.Bg6+ Rxg6 3.R1h7+ Rg7 4.Rxg7#.
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1.Bxc7+ Rxc7 2.Qe8+ Kxe8 3.Rb8+ Rc8 4.Rxc8#.
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1.Qf7+ Kg5 (1...g6 2.Qxh7+ Kg4 (2...Kg5 3.Qh4#) 3.Qh4#; 1...Kg4 2.Qxg7+ Kf4 (2...Kh5 3.g4#) 3.Qg3+ Ke4 4.Qf3#) 2.Qxg7+ Kf4 (2...Kh5 3.g4#) 3.Qg3+ Ke4 4.Qf3#.
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1.Rh6+ Kxh6 (1...gxh6 2.Qh8+ Kg6 3.Qg7+ Kf5 (3...Kh5 4.Qg4#) 4.Qg4#) 2.Qh8+ Kg6 3.Qxg7+ Kf5 (3...Kh5 4.Qh7#) 4.Qg4#.
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1.Rxh6+ Kg8 (1...gxh6 2.Qh7#) 2.Rh8+ Kxh8 3.Qh1+ Kg8 4.Qh7#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kf8 2.Qh8+ Rg8 3.Qxg8#) 2.Rh4+ Rh6 (2...Kg8 3.Rh8#) 3.Rg7+ Kh8 4.Rxh6#.
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1.Nf6+ gxf6 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#) 2.Rg1+ Kh8 3.Qxh7+ Kxh7 4.Rh5#.
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1.Nb6+ cxb6 2.Qxd7+ Rxd7 3.Rf8+ Kc7 (3...Rd8 4.Bxb7#) 4.Bb8#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Nxh7 2.Qg7#; 1...Kg8 2.Qxg5+ Kxh7 (2...Kf8 3.Qg7#) 3.Qg7#) 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Qxg5+ Kf8 (3...Kh8 4.Qg7#; 3...Kh7 4.Qg7#) 4.Qg7#.
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1.Qg5+ Bxg5 (1...Kh8 2.Rxh7#; 1...Bg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Rxh7+ Kg8 4.Rag7#.
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1.Qxg6+ fxg6 (1...Kh8 2.Qg7#) 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Rh7+ Kg8 4.Rbg7#.
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1.Qe8+ Kg7 2.Bh6+ Kxh6 3.Qf8+ Kg5 4.Rf5+ gxf5 5.Qg7#.
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1.Qd8+ Kg7 2.Rxg5+ hxg5 3.h6+ Kxh6 4.Qh8+ Rh7 5.Qxh7#.
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1.Qe6+ Kxc7 (1...Kd8 2.Qe8+ Kxc7 3.Rb7#) 2.Rb7+ Kd8 3.Nc6+ Rxc6 (3...Nxc6 4.Rd7#) 4.Rb8+ Rc8 (4...Kc7 5.Qc8#) 5.Rxc8#.
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1.Qxg6+ Rg7 (1...hxg6 2.Rh8+ Kg7 3.R1h7#; 1...Kh8 2.Rxh7+ Rxh7 3.Rxh7#) 2.Qxg7+ Kxg7 3.Rxh7+ Kg8 4.Rh8+ Kg7 5.R1h7#.
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1.Qh7+ Kf8 (1...Kf7 2.Bg6+ Kf8 3.Qh8+ Ke7 4.Qxg7#) 2.Qh8+ Kf7 3.Ng5+ hxg5 (3...Ke7 4.Qxg7+ Ke8 5.Bg6#) 4.Bg6+ Kxg6 (4...Ke7 5.Qxg7#) 5.Qh5#.
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1.Nf6+ gxf6 (1...Kh8 2.Nxf7+ Rxf7 3.Rd8+ Rf8 4.Rxf8#) 2.Rg3+ Kh8 3.Nxf7+ Rxf7 4.Rd8+ Rf8 5.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxg6+ Rxg6 (1...Kd8 2.Qxg8+ Bf8 (2...Be8 3.Qxe8#) 3.Qxf8+ Be8 4.Qxe8#) 2.Rh8+ Rg8 (2...Bf8 3.Rhxf8+ Ke7 4.R2f7#) 3.Rxg8+ Bf8 4.Rgxf8+ Ke7 5.R2f7#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxf8#) 2.Rc8+ Rd8 (2...Rf8 3.Rcxf8#; 2...Qe8 3.Rxe8+ Rf8 4.Rfxf8#) 3.Rxd8+ Qe8 (3...Rf8 4.Rdxf8#) 4.Rxe8+ Rf8 5.Rexf8#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 2.Rb8+ Qd8 (2...Kh7 3.Rh8#; 2...Rf8 3.Rbxf8+ Kh7 4.Rh8#) 3.Rxd8+ Rf8 (3...Kh7 4.Rh8#) 4.Rdxf8+ Kh7 5.Rh8#.
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1.Qxh6+ Nxh6 2.Rh7+ Kg8 3.Rg1+ Ng4 (3...Qg5+ 4.Rxg5#) 4.Rxg4+ Qg5+ 5.Rxg5#.
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1.Qxc4+ Qxc4 (1...d5 2.Qxd5#) 2.Rxd6+ Kf7 3.Rxf6+ Kg8 4.Nh6+ Kg7 5.Nh5#.
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1.Rf8+ Bxf8 2.Bg5+ Be7 (2...Ke8 3.Qf7#) 3.Bxe7+ Kxe7 (3...Ke8 4.Qf7#) 4.Qf7+ Kd8 5.Qf8#.
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1.Qg3+ Rg4 (1...Kxh6 2.Rh1+ Rh4 3.Rxh4#) 2.Rg6+ Kxg6 (2...Kh5 3.Qxg4#) 3.Qxg4+ Kh7 4.Rh1+ Kg8 5.Qe6+ Kf8 6.Rh8#.
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1.Rh8+ Nxh8 2.Bh7+ Kxh7 3.Rh1+ Bh3 (3...Kg8 4.Rxh8#; 3...Kg6 4.Nf4+ Kg5 (4...Kf5 5.Rh5#) 5.Rh5#) 4.Rxh3+ Kg6 (4...Kg8 5.Rxh8#) 5.Nf4+ Kg5 (5...Kf5 6.Rh5#) 6.Rh5#.
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1.Nf6+ Kh8 (1...gxf6 2.Qg4+ Kh8 3.Qg7#) 2.hxg7+ Kxg7 3.Qg4+ Kh8 (3...Kh6 4.Qg5#; 3...Kxf6 4.Qg5#) 4.Qh5+ Kg7 5.Qg5+ Kh8 6.Qh6#.
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1.Rxa7+ Bxa7 (1...Kxa7 2.Qa1+ Ba3 (2...Qa4 3.Qxa4#) 3.Qxa3+ Qa4 4.Qxa4#) 2.Nb6+ Bxb6 3.Qa1+ Ba7 (3...Qa4 4.Qxa4+ Ba7 (4...Ba5 5.Qxa5#) 5.Qxa7+ Kxa7 6.Ra1#; 3...Ba5 4.Qxa5#) 4.Qxa7+ Kxa7 5.Ra1+ Qa4 6.Rxa4#.
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1.Ne7+ Kh7 (1...Kf8 2.Qxf7#; 1...Kh8 2.Rxh6+ gxh6 3.Qf6+ Kh7 4.Qxf7+ Kh8 5.Ng6#) 2.Qf5+ Kh8 (2...g6 3.Qxf7+ Kh8 4.Nxg6#) 3.Rxh6+ gxh6 4.Qf6+ Kh7 5.Qxf7+ Kh8 6.Ng6#.
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1.Nf5+ gxf5 (1...Kf8 2.Qb8+ Bd8 3.Qxd8#; 1...Kg8 2.Qe8#; 1...Kh8 2.Qe8#) 2.Rg1+ Kf8 (2...Kh6 3.Qxf6#; 2...Kh8 3.Qe8#) 3.Rg8+ Kxg8 4.Qe8+ Kg7 5.Qxf7+ Kh6 (5...Kh8 6.Qg8#) 6.Qxf6#.
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Chapter 15 Blocking The next tactic we study is called “blocking”. In essence, you’re using sacrifices or threats to force one opposing piece to block the escape squares for another, more valuable piece that gets immediately attacked. In other words, blocking is a special case of deflection; the difference is that you deflect one piece and then attack another. In this chapter, we use blocking to deliver a forced checkmate to the king blocked by its own pieces. 699
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After 1.Qd8+? Kf7, the black king runs away, and white has no win. To prevent the black king from reaching f7, white has to play 1.Bh5+!, and after the forced 1...Rf7, he can give checkmate – 2.Qd8#. In this example, the black king was blocked by its own rook.
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After 1.Qe8+? Kg7 2.Qg8+ Kf6, white will have to fight for a draw. To win, he needs to use blocking: 1.Qe5+! Rg7, and now 2.Qe8+ with a quick checkmate – 2...Rg8 3.Qxg8#. Positions where you have to make sacrifices to get the opponent’s pieces to blocking squares are a good example of this tactic:
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The only winning move is 1.Rh4+! (not the immediate 1.g4+? due to 1...Kh4) 1.Rh4+! Bxh4 2.g4#. The h4 square was “fortunately” occupied by a black bishop.
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One of the most famous examples of blocking is smothered mate. In the initial position, 1.Nf7+ Kg8 gives nothing, and the only good move is to head back: 2.Nh6+ Kh8. White has a pretty win: 1.Qg8+!, and black gets checkmated by the knight from the f7 square next move: 1...Nxg8 2.Nf7# or 1...Rxg8 2.Nf7#.
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1.Rh5+ Bxh5 2.g5#.
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1.Ra3+ bxa3 2.b3#.
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1.Qg8+ Rxg8 2.Nf7#.
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1.e7+ Rxe7 2.Qh8#.
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1.g5+ Rxg5 2.Qh8#.
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1.Ra7+ Kh6 (1...Qe7 2.Rxe7+; 1...Kg8 2.Qg7#) 2.g5+ Qxg5 (2...Kh5 3.Rh7#) 3.Qh8#.
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1.Qe7+ g5 2.Qe1#.
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1.Bb5+ c6 2.Re7#.
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1.Qd6+ Re7 2.Qh6+ Ke8 3.Rg8#.
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1.Qg8+ Bf8 (1...Ke7 2.Bxh4#) 2.Qg6+ Ke7 3.Bxh4#.
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1.Qb6+ Ka8 2.Qa6+ Qa7 3.Qc6+ Qb7 4.Qxb7#.
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1.Qe5+ Bg7 2.Qb8+ Qd8 (2...Qc8 3.Qxc8+ Bf8 4.Qxf8#; 2...Qe8 3.Qxe8+ Bf8 4.Qxf8#; 2...Bf8 3.Qxf8#) 3.Qxd8+ Bf8 4.Qxf8#.
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Chapter 16 Combinations In this chapter, we use the blocking tactic in conjunction with all other tactics that we studied in the previous chapters. 715
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After 1.Qg8+!, white simultaneously blocks the g8 square and vacates the h7 square for the knight: 1...Nxg8 2.Nh7#.
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The winning move is 1.Qxf8+!, and now black has a choice between 1...Kxf8 2.Rh8# and 1...Rxf8 2.Rag7#. In the first case, white uses elimination together with attraction, while in the second case, it’s elimination with blocking.
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White checkmates quickly with 1.Qxh7+!, with the following lines: 1...Kxh7 2.Rh3# or 1...Rxh7 2.Rxg8#. Interestingly, white’s first move combines five tactical patterns: elimination, attraction, deflection, blocking and vacating. The solution to the puzzle is very short and not that difficult. It’s usually much harder to calculate when you use even just two tactics in sequence:
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To win, white first uses deflection: 1.Rh5+! gxh5 2.Qg8+ Kh6, and then blocking: 3.Qh8+! Qh7 4.Qf8+ Qg7 5.Qxg7#.
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1.Qxf7+ Bxf7 2.Nd7#.
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1.h7+ Nxh7 2.Be6#.
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1.Qxa7+ Bxa7 2.Nc7#.
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1.Qg8+ Rxg8 2.Nf7#.
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1.Rc7+ Bxc7 2.Na7#.
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1.Qh8+ Bxh8 2.Nh6#.
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1.Qxf8+ Nxf8 2.Nf6#.
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1.Qg8+ Rxg8 2.Nf7#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 2.Ng6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Rxh7 2.Ng6#.
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1.Qxf7+ Nxf7 2.Ng6#.
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1.Rg8+ Rxg8 2.Nf7#.
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1.Qxg7+ Nxg7 2.Nh6#.
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1.Qg8+ Rxg8 2.Nf7#.
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1.Rxb7+ Nxb7 2.Na6#.
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1.g5+ Bxg5 (1...Kxg5 2.Qf4#) 2.Qh8#.
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1.Rf8+ Kxf8 (1...Qxf8 2.Qe6#) 2.Qe8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Nxh7 (1...Kxh7 2.Rh3#) 2.Ng6#.
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1.Qxa6+ bxa6 2.Rxb8+ Ka7 3.R1b7#.
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1.g4+ Kxh4 2.Qxg5+ Qxg5 3.Bf2#.
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1.Qe6+ Kh7 2.Rxh6+ gxh6 3.Qf7#.
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1.Rxh6+ gxh6 2.Qf7+ Bg7 3.Qxg7#.
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1.Qg8+ Rxg8 2.Ng6+ hxg6 3.Rh1#.
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1.Rh6+ Kf5 2.Rf6+ Qxf6 3.Qe4#.
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1.Rc7+ Bxc7 2.Nd4+ Kc5 3.Rb5#.
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1.Rh8+ Bxh8 2.Ne6+ Kg8 3.Nh6#.
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1.Qg8+ Nxg8 2.Rxh7+ Nxh7 3.g7#.
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1.Ng4+ Rxg4 2.Rf5+ Kxf5 3.Rd5#.
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1.Ng5+ Rxg5 2.Rf6+ Kxf6 3.Rd6#.
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1.Qxh4+ Bxh4 2.Bg7+ Kh5 3.g4#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kh8 2.Qg8+ Rxg8 3.Nf7#.
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1.Qg7+ Nxg7 2.Nh6+ Kh8 3.Ngxf7#.
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1.Nh5+ Rxh5 2.Rg6+ Kxg6 3.Re6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kf8 2.Bc5+ Re7 3.Qh8#.
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1.Rg6+ fxg6 (1...Nxg6 2.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (2...Kxf7 3.Rh7#) 3.Ne6#; 1...Kxg6 2.Qg2+ Kf5 3.Rh5#) 2.Qf7+ Kxf7 (2...Rxf7 3.Ne6#) 3.Rh7#.
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1.Rh8+ Qxh8 (1...Kxh8 2.Qxf8#; 1...Kg7 2.Qxf8#) 2.Qe6+ Kg7 3.Qf7#.
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1.Qg6+ fxg6 (1...Kh8 2.Re8#; 1...Kf8 2.Re8#) 2.Re8+ Kg7 (2...Kf7 3.R1e7#; 2...Kh7 3.R1e7#) 3.R1e7#.
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1.Rd8+ Kf7 (1...Rxd8 2.Nc7+ Kf7 3.Qe6#) 2.Ng5+ Kg8 (2...Kf6 3.Qe6#) 3.Qe6#.
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1.Rxf8+ Nxf8 (1...Qxf8 2.Qh7#; 1...Kg7 2.Qh8#) 2.Rxf8+ Qxf8 (2...Kg7 3.Qh8#; 2...Kxf8 3.Qh8#) 3.Qh7#.
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1.Rh6+ Kxh6 (1...gxh6 2.Qg8#) 2.Qh8+ Kg6 3.Qh5#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxf8#) 2.Re8+ Rf8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Rxb8+ Qxb8 2.Qxc6+ Kd8 (2...Qc7 3.Qxc7#) 3.Qd7#.
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1.Qxf8+ Bxf8 (1...Kxf8 2.Rd8#; 1...Kh7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Nf6+ Kh8 3.Rh7#.
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1.Qg7+ Kh5 2.Qxg6+ hxg6 (2...Kh4 3.Qxg5#) 3.Rh8#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kh8 2.Qg8+ Rxg8 (2...Nxg8 3.Nf7#) 3.Nf7#.
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1.Qxg6+ hxg6 (1...Qg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.h7+ Kf7 3.Ng5#.
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1.Rxc8+ Kb6 (1...Bxc8 2.Qd6#) 2.Qc5+ Ka6 3.Ra8#.
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1.Qh6+ Kh8 (1...Kxh6 2.Bf8#; 1...Kg8 2.Qf8#; 1...Kf7 2.Qf8#) 2.Qf8+ Bg8 3.Qxf6#.
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1.Qe6+ Bf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qc8+ Be8 3.Qxe8#; 1...Kf8 2.Bc5#) 2.Qc8+ Be8 3.Qxe8#.
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1.Bg8+ Kxg8 (1...Qxg8 2.Qh3+ Bh5 3.Qxh5#; 1...Kh6 2.Qxg5#) 2.Qxg6+ Qg7 3.Qxg7#.
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1.g6+ Kh8 2.g7+ Kh7 3.Rxh6+ Rxh6 4.Ng5#.
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1.Qg7+ Rxg7 2.Nf6+ Kh8 3.Rd8+ Rg8 4.Rxg8#.
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1.Qxg7+ Rxg7 2.Nh6+ Kh8 3.Rxf8+ Rg8 4.Rxg8#.
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1.Rxh6+ gxh6 2.Qe8+ Bg6 3.Qe5+ Bf5 4.Qxf5#.
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1.Qe5+ Kxe5 (1...fxe5 2.Rg6#) 2.Re7+ Qe6 3.f4+ Ke4 4.Rxe6#.
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1.Qg8+ Kxg8 (1...Rxg8 2.Nf7#) 2.Rbxg7+ Kh8 3.Rg8+ Rxg8 4.Nf7#.
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1.Nb6+ Kxc7 2.Rxc6+ bxc6 (2...Kxc6 3.Qc5#; 2...Kd8 3.Qa8#; 2...Kb8 3.Qa8#) 3.Qa7+ Kd8 4.Qb8#.
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1.Rd8+ Kh7 (1...Qxd8 2.Qe6+ Kh7 3.Rh6+ gxh6 4.Qf7#) 2.Qe4+ Qf5 (2...g6 3.Qxg6#) 3.Qxf5+ g6 4.Qxg6#.
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1.Rxg7+ Nxg7 (1...Kf8 2.Qxf6+ Qf7 3.Qxf7#) 2.Nh6+ Kf8 3.Qxf6+ Qf7 4.Qxf7#.
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1.Bf7+ Rxf7 (1...Qe6 2.Bxe6+ Rd5 3.Bxd5#; 1...Rd5 2.Bxd5#) 2.Nd6+ Bxd6 3.Rd4+ Nxd4 4.Na5#.
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1.Rxb7+ Rxb7 (1...Ka8 2.Rg8+ Rd8 3.Rxd8#) 2.Nxc6+ Ka8 3.Rg8+ Rb8 4.Rxb8#.
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1.f6+ Kg8 (1...Bxf6 2.Qh6+ Kg8 3.Qh7#; 1...Nxf6 2.Qh6+ Kg8 3.Qh8#; 1...Qxf6 2.Qh6+ Kg8 3.Qh7#) 2.Rh8+ Kxh8 3.Qh6+ Kg8 4.Qg7#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bh6+ Kg8 (2...Bg7 3.Re8#) 3.Re8+ Qf8 4.Rxf8#.
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1.Qh4+ g5 (1...Ke6 2.Qe7#) 2.Qh6+ Rg6 3.Qxg6+ Kxg6 4.R1h6#.
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1.Qf8+ Rxf8 (1...Kh7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Ne7+ Kh7 3.Rh4+ Qh5 4.Rxh5#.
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1.Ne7+ Bxe7 2.Rc5+ Bxc5 3.Be4+ Nxe4 (3...Nd5 4.Bxd5#) 4.d5#.
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1.Rg8+ Qxg8 (1...Rxg8 2.Qxd4+ Qxd4 (2...Qe5 3.Nf7#; 2...Rg7 3.Qxg7#) 3.Nf7#) 2.Qxd4+ Rf6 (2...Qg7 3.Qxg7#) 3.Qxf6+ Qg7 4.Qxg7#.
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1.Rxc6+ Nxc6 (1...Kxc6 2.Rb6#) 2.Qc5+ Ke6 3.Qxc6+ Rd6 4.Qxe8#.
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1.Qe5+ f6 (1...Kh7 2.Rh8#) 2.Qc7+ Rd7 (2...Qe7 3.Qxe7#) 3.Qxd7+ Qe7 4.Qxe7#.
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1.Qe8+ Kh7 2.Rh6+ gxh6 3.g6+ Kg7 4.Qf7+ Kh8 5.Qh7#.
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1.f5+ Nxf5 2.Qf7+ Kd6 3.Qxd5+ Kxd5 4.Bc4+ Kd6 5.Nxe4#.
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1.Bxb7+ Rxb7 2.Qe8+ Rb8 3.Qc6+ Rb7 4.Qc8+ Rb8 5.Qxa6#.
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1.Rh7+ Kg8 2.Nf6+ Kf8 3.e7+ Nxe7 4.Rf7+ Nxf7 5.Ne6#.
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1.Rg2+ Qg3 (1...Kh7 2.Rh1+ Qh3 3.Rxh3#; 1...Kf8 2.Nd7+ Rxd7 3.Re8+ Kxe8 4.Rg8#; 1...Kh8 2.Rh1+ Qh3 3.Rxh3#) 2.Rxg3+ Kf8 (2...Kh7 3.Rh1#; 2...Kh8 3.Rh1#) 3.Nd7+ Rxd7 4.Re8+ Kxe8 5.Rg8#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Qh7+ Kf8 4.Bd6+ Rae7 (4...Ree7 5.Qh8#) 5.Qh8#.
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1.Qc8+ Bxc8 (1...Nb8 2.Nc7#) 2.Nc7+ Kb8 (2...Kb7 3.a6+ Kb8 4.Nc6#) 3.Nc6+ Kb7 4.a6+ Kxc6 5.b5#.
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1.Re7+ Qxe7 (1...Kf8 2.Qxd8+ Ne8 3.Qxe8#) 2.Qb8+ Kd7 (2...Qd8 3.Qxd8#) 3.Qc7+ Ke8 4.Qc8+ Qd8 5.Qxd8#.
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1.Qg8+ Kxg8 (1...Rxg8 2.Nf7#) 2.Ne7+ Kh8 3.Nf7+ Rxf7 4.Rc8+ Rf8 5.Rxf8#.
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1.Ng5+ hxg5 2.Bg6+ Rxg6 (2...Kh6 3.Rh1#) 3.Rh1+ Rh6 4.Rxh6+ gxh6 (4...Kxh6 5.Rh1#) 5.Qf7#.
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1.Rc8+ Bxc8 (1...Rf8 2.Qxg7#; 1...Kf7 2.Qc7+ Bd7 3.Qxd7#) 2.Qe8+ Rf8 3.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (3...Kh8 4.Rh7+ Kg8 5.Qg6#) 4.Qg6+ Kh8 5.Qh7#.
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1.Qd5+ Qe6 2.Qb7+ Ke8 (2...Kg8 3.Qg7#) 3.f7+ Kd8 (3...Qxf7 4.Qc8#) 4.f8=Q+ Qe8 5.Bb6#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 2.Qg5+ Qg6 3.Qe5+ Qf6 (3...Kg8 4.Qh8#) 4.Qxf6+ Kg8 5.Qh8#.
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1.Qxg7+ Nxg7 2.Nf6+ Kf8 (2...Kh8 3.Rxh7#) 3.Nxh7+ Ke8 (3...Kg8 4.Nf6+ Kf8 5.Rh8#) 4.Nf6+ Kf8 5.Rh8#.
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1.Re7+ Kf6 (1...Kf8 2.Qd8+ Qe8 3.Qxe8#; 1...Kh8 2.Qh7#; 1...Rf7 2.Rxf7+ Kh8 3.Qh7#) 2.Rf7+ Ke5 3.Qe3+ Qe4 (3...Kd6 4.Qe7#) 4.Qc5+ Qd5 5.Qxd5#.
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1.Qa8+ Nb8 2.Rxd8+ Kxd8 (2...Rxd8 3.Qxb7+ Kxb7 4.Ra7+ Kc8 5.Rc7#) 3.Qxb8+ Kd7 (3...Ke7 4.Qd6#) 4.Qd6+ Kc8 5.Ra8#.
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1.Qf8+ Rc8 (1...Qd8 2.Qxd8+ Rc8 3.Qd6+ Ka8 (3...Rc7 4.Qxc7+ Ka8 5.Qc8#) 4.Qa3+ Kb8 5.Qa7#) 2.Qd6+ Ka8 (2...Rc7 3.Qxc7+ Ka8 4.Qc8#) 3.Qa3+ Qa4 (3...Kb8 4.Qa7#) 4.Qxa4+ Kb8 5.Qa7#.
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1.Nf6+ gxf6 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#) 2.Qxh7+ (2.Rg1+ Kh8 3.Qxh7+) 2...Kxh7 3.Rh1+ Kg6 (3...Kg7 4.Rag1#; 3...Kg8 4.Rag1#) 4.Rag1+ Kf5 5.Rh5#.
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1.Rxf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kg8 2.Qxg6#) 2.Qf6+ Kg8 3.Qxg6+ Kf8 4.Be7+ Kxe7 (4...Rxe7 5.Rc8+ Re8 6.Rxe8#) 5.Qg7+ Kd8 6.Rc8#.
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1.Ng6+ hxg6 (1...Kg8 2.Rxf8#) 2.Rxf8+ Kh7 3.Qh6+ gxh6 (3...Kxh6 4.Rh8#) 4.Rxb7+ Bd7 (4...Ne7 5.Rxe7#) 5.Rxd7+ Ne7 6.Rxe7#.
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1.Qxd5+ Kxd5 (1...Bxd5 2.Bb5+ Kc5 3.b4#) 2.Bxc4+ Kc6 (2...Kc5 3.b4+ Kc6 4.Bb5+ Kd5 5.e4+ Ke6 6.Bc4#) 3.Bb5+ Kc5 (3...Kd5 4.e4+ Kc5 (4...Ke6 5.Bc4#) 5.b4#) 4.b4+ Kd5 5.e4+ Ke6 6.Bc4#.
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1.Ra1+ Kb6 2.Nd5+ Kc5 3.Rc1+ Kxd5 4.Re5+ dxe5 5.Rc5+ Rxc5 6.Qd7#.
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1.Rh7+ Kxh7 (1...Qxh7 2.Qf6+ Qg7 3.Qxg7#) 2.Qxa7+ Qb7 (2...Kh8 3.Qg7#; 2...Rd7 3.Qxd7+ Bf7 (3...Kh8 4.Qg7#) 4.Qxf7+ Kh8 5.Qg7#; 2...Bf7 3.Qxf7+ Kh8 4.Qg7#) 3.Qxb7+ Rd7 (3...Bf7 4.Qxf7+ Kh8 5.Qg7#; 3...Kh8 4.Qg7#) 4.Qxd7+ Bf7 (4...Kh8 5.Qg7#) 5.Qxf7+ Kh8 6.Qg7#.
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1.Qxc7+ Rxc7 (1...Ke8 2.Bxd7+ Kf7 (2...Kf8 3.Qxc8+ Kf7 4.Be6#) 3.Be6+ Kf8 (3...Ke8 4.Qxc8#) 4.Qxc8#) 2.Ra8+ Rc8 (2...Nb8 3.Rxb8+ Rc8 4.Ne6#) 3.Ne6+ Ke8 4.Rxc8+ Kf7 5.Rf8+ Nxf8 6.Nd8#.
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1.Qh4+ Kg7 2.Qd4+ Kg8 (2...Kh6 3.Qf4+ Kg7 (3...g5 4.Qxg5#) 4.Qe5+ Kh6 (4...Kg8 5.Qxb8+ Kg7 6.Qf8#) 5.Rh5+ gxh5 6.Qf6#) 3.Qd5+ Kg7 (3...Kh8 4.Qe5+ Kg8 5.Qxb8+ Kg7 6.Qf8#) 4.Qe5+ Kh6 (4...Kg8 5.Qxb8+ Kg7 6.Qf8#) 5.Rh5+ gxh5 6.Qf6#.
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1.b8=Q+ Qf8 2.Qb3+ Kh8 (2...Qf7+ 3.Qxf7+ Kh8 4.Qh7#) 3.Qh3+ Qh6+ (3...Kg8 4.Qh7#) 4.Qxh6+ Kg8 5.Qh7+ Kf8 6.Qf7#.
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1.Qh8+ Qh7 2.Qxf6+ Kxh5 3.Be2+ g4 (3...Kh4 4.g3+ Kh3 5.Qe6+ g4 (5...Qf5 6.Qh6#) 6.Bxg4#) 4.Bxg4+ Kxg4 5.f3+ Kh5 (5...Kg3 6.Qg5#) 6.g4#.
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Chapter 17 Seizing the square Chapter 17 is concerned with the tactic called “seizing the square”, which can be considered a special case of elimination, which we covered in chapter 9. The essence of this tactic is getting one of your pieces to a desired square despite the opponent’s defensive efforts. One of the pieces usually gets sacrificed on the key square, and another one then seizes it with a decisive effect. 815
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In the first example, the key h6 square is defended by the g7 pawn. But this cannot stop white from seizing it: 1.Rxh6+! gxh6 2.Qxh6#. The g7 pawn was essentially eliminated by the rook, and then the white queen delivered the checkmate. Seizing the square is a standard way to make your pawns more useful. Pawns capture pieces diagonally, which, in favorable circumstances, allows you to seize an important square
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It seems that the black king is well-defended, but there follows 1.Qf5+! Nxf5 2.exf5#. Declining the sacrifice doesn’t prolong the struggle: 1...Kh6 2.Qxf6#. In practice, seizing the square is most often used when one side had already built a battery out of a pair of their pieces:
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After 1.Qg7+! Bxg7 2.fxg7#, black gets checkmated by a pawn. The win was brought by a battery built along the g-file and the timely seizing of the g7 square. The black bishop got eliminated in the process.
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Seizing the square can work diagonally as well. White delivers a quick checkmate with 1.Qh6+! Rxh6 2.Bxh6#. In this position, a diagonal battery allowed white to seize the h6 square despite the presence of a black rook.
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1.Qg6+ fxg6 2.fxg6#.
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1.Qxg6+ hxg6 2.Bxg6#.
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1.Qg5+ Nxg5 2.hxg5#.
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1.Qg6+ fxg6 2.hxg6#.
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1.Rf5+ gxf5 2.Rxf5#.
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1.Qf8+ Rxf8 2.Rxf8#.
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1.Qe8+ Rxe8 2.Rxe8#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 2.Rxf7#.
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1.Qg3+ Nxg3 2.hxg3#.
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1.Qe5+ Rxe5 2.fxe5#.
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1.Qg6+ Bxg6 2.fxg6#.
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1.Bg5+ hxg5 2.hxg5#.
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1.Qg8+ Kf6 2.Rf8+ Bxf8 3.Qxf8#.
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1.Qa7+ Kc8 2.Qa8+ Bxa8 3.Rxa8#.
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1.Qd8+ Kh7 2.g6+ fxg6 3.hxg6#.
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1.Qg8+ Kh6 2.Qh8+ Nxh8 3.Rxh8#.
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1.Qb7+ Bxb7 2.cxb7+ Kb8 3.Nd7#.
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1.Qf7+ Bxf7 2.exf7+ Kf8 3.Bc5#.
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1.Qh8+ Bxh8 2.Rxh8+ Kg7 3.Bf6#.
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1.Qg7+ Rxg7 2.fxg7+ Kg8 3.Re8#.
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1.Rf8+ Bxf8 (1...Ke6 2.Qe7#) 2.Qxf8+ Ke6 3.Qe7#.
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1.Qe8+ Bxe8 (1...Kh7 2.Qh8#) 2.Rxe8+ Kh7 3.Rh8#.
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1.Qb5+ axb5 (1...Kc7 2.Nd5#) 2.Bxb5+ Kc7 3.Nd5#.
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1.Qe8+ Rxe8 (1...Kh7 2.g6#) 2.Rxe8+ Kh7 3.g6#.
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1.Qe8+ Rxe8 (1...Kg7 2.h6#) 2.Rxe8+ Kg7 3.h6#.
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1.Rh8+ Bxh8 (1...Kf7 2.Ng5#) 2.Qxh8+ Kf7 3.Ng5#.
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1.Qxf7+ Nxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Bf6#) 2.Rxf7+ Kh8 3.Bf6#.
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1.f5+ gxf5 (1...Kd6 2.Rd7#) 2.exf5+ Kd6 3.Rd7#.
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1.Qxf7+ Bxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Ng6#) 2.Rxf7+ Kh8 3.Ng6#.
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1.Rg6+ Bxg6 2.Rxg6+ Kh7 3.Ng5+ Kh8 4.Bc3#.
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1.Qf7+ Kh8 2.Qxf8+ Bxf8 3.Rxf8+ Kg7 4.Nxe6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Rxh7 (1...Ke8 2.Nf6+ Kf8 3.Nxe6#; 1...Kf8 2.Nxe6+ Ke8 3.Nf6#) 2.Rxh7+ Ke8 (2...Kg8 3.Nf6+ Kf8 4.Nxe6#; 2...Kf8 3.Nxe6+ Kg8 4.Nf6#) 3.Nf6+ Kd8 (3...Kf8 4.Nxe6#) 4.Nxe6#.
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1.Qh8+ Bxh8 (1...Kf7 2.Bh5#) 2.Rxh8+ Kg7 (2...Kf7 3.Bh5+ Kg7 4.Rg8#) 3.Rg8+ Kf7 4.Bh5#.
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1.Re8+ Rxe8 2.Qxe8+ Kg7 (2...Kh7 3.Qg6#) 3.Nf5+ Kh7 4.Qf7#.
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1.Nh6+ Kh8 (1...Kg7 2.Qf6#) 2.Qf8+ Rxf8 3.Rxf8+ Kg7 4.Rg8#.
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1.Bg6+ Kg7 (1...Kf8 2.Qe8+ Rxe8 (2...Kg7 3.Nf5#) 3.Rxe8+ Kg7 4.Nf5#; 1...Kg8 2.Qe8+ Rxe8 (2...Kg7 3.Nf5#) 3.Rxe8+ Kg7 4.Nf5#) 2.Nf5+ Kh8 (2...Kf8 3.Qe8+ Rxe8 4.Rxe8#; 2...Kg8 3.Qe8+ Rxe8 4.Rxe8#) 3.Qe8+ Rxe8 4.Rxe8#.
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Chapter 18 Combinations In this chapter, we use the seizing-the-square tactic in conjunction with the other tactics that we studied in the previous chapters. 855
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The decisive blow consists of elimination + deflection: 1.Qxh6+! Black is forced to capture with 1...Bxh6 and gets checkmated after 2.Rg8+! Qxg8 3.Rxg8#.
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White’s first move is 1.Nxf5+! Now, after 1...exf5, white checkmates with 2.Be5+ Ke6 3.Nc5#, or after 1...Rxf5, he seizes the square: 2.Be5+! Rxe5 3.fxe5#.
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In the third example, white uses “attraction + elimination”: 1.Qxa7+! Kxa7 2.Ra5+ Kb8, and then “seizing the square + pawn promotion”: 3.Ra8+! Nxa8 4.bxa8=Q#. The last combination of tactics should attract particular attention, because it’s often used when a pawn reaches the penultimate rank.
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In the final example, seizing the square is the first tactic used: 1.Qe8+! Rxe8 2.Rxe8+ Kg7, and then the last part of the combination follows: 3.Bh6+! Kxh6 4.g5+ Kg7 5.f6#. 3...Kf6 4.Bg5+ Kg7 5.f6# is no better. After 1...Kg7, play is analogous to the main line: 2.Bh6+! Kxh6 3.g5+ Kg7 4.f6#.
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1.Qg6+ fxg6 2.fxg6#.
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1.Bh7+ Nxh7 (1...Kh8 2.Nxf7#) 2.Qxh7#.
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1.Qe8+ Rxe8 2.Rd7+ Qxd7 3.Rxd7#.
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1.Qg8+ Nxg8 2.Bg7+ Bxg7 3.hxg7#.
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1.Qxf8+ Rxf8 2.Ne7+ Kh8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Qb6+ Bxb6 2.axb6+ Kxb6 3.Be3#.
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1.Rxh7+ Rxh7 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 3.Qh6#.
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1.Qf6+ Rxf6 2.exf6+ Kg6 3.Rg8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Nxh7 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 3.Rh1#.
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1.f4+ Qxf4 (1...Kh6 2.Qh8#; 1...gxf3 2.Qh4#; 1...Kh5 2.Qh8#) 2.gxf4+ Kf5 (2...Kh6 3.Qh8#; 2...Kh5 3.Qh8#; 2...Kh4 3.Qh8#) 3.Qe5#.
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1.Qf6+ exf6 (1...Kg8 2.Qg7#) 2.Rxe8+ Bxe8 3.Rxe8#.
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1.Qg8+ Rxg8 2.Rxg8+ Kxg8 3.Rc8#.
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1.Nxc6+ Ka8 (1...bxc6 2.Qxa6#) 2.Rxa6+ bxa6 3.Qxa6#.
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1.Qxe5+ dxe5 (1...f6 2.Bxf6+ Rxf6 3.Qxf6#; 1...Kg8 2.Nh6#) 2.Bf6+ Kg8 3.Nh6#.
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1.Qxd5+ Qxd5 (1...Rxd5 2.Rc8+ Qxc8 3.Rxc8#; 1...Kb8 2.Qb7#; 1...Qc6 2.Qxd8#) 2.Rc8+ Rxc8 3.Rxc8#.
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1.Rg8+ Rxg8 (1...Nxg8 2.Qxg8+ Rxg8 3.Rxg8#) 2.Qxg8+ Nxg8 3.Rxg8#.
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1.Qe8+ Rxe8 (1...Ng8 2.Nf7#) 2.Rxe8+ Ng8 3.Nf7#.
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1.Qxd8+ Bxd8 (1...Qe8 2.Qxe8#; 1...Nxd8 2.Rf8#) 2.Rxd8+ Nxd8 (2...Qe8 3.Rxe8#) 3.Rf8#.
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1.Bg6+ Kg5 2.h4+ gxh3 3.f4+ Qxf4+ 4.exf4#.
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1.Rg8+ Qxg8 2.Qg7+ Qxg7 3.fxg7+ Kg8 4.Ne7#.
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1.Qg7+ Rxg7 2.fxg7+ Kg8 3.Rf8+ Qxf8 4.gxf8=Q#.
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1.Qxc7+ Bxc7 2.Rxc7+ Kb8 3.Bxa7+ Ka8 4.Nb6#.
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1.Rg8+ Rxg8 2.Rxg8+ Kxg8 3.Qa8+ Re8 4.Qxe8#.
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1.Rg5+ Kxg5 2.Qg7+ Kh5 3.g4+ fxg4+ 4.Qxg4#.
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1.Qf6+ Nxf6 (1...Kf8 2.Rh8#) 2.Bc5+ Qxc5 3.gxf6+ Kf8 4.Rh8#.
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1.Rh8+ Bxh8 (1...Ng8 2.Rxg8+ Kxg8 3.Qh8+ Bxh8 4.Rxh8#) 2.Qxh8+ Ng8 3.Qxg8+ Kxg8 4.Rh8#.
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1.Be6+ Rxe6 (1...Kh8 2.Qf8+ Nxf8 3.Rxf8#; 1...Rf7 2.Qxf7+ Kh8 3.Qg8#) 2.Qf7+ Kh8 3.Qf8+ Nxf8 4.Rxf8#.
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1.Rf7+ Nxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Ng6#; 1...Rxf7 2.Qxf7+ Nxf7 3.Rxf7+ Kh8 4.Ng6#) 2.Qxf7+ Rxf7 3.Rxf7+ Kh8 4.Ng6#.
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1.Qf6+ Kf8 2.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (2...Nxf7 3.Rxf7+ Rxf7 4.Rxf7#) 3.Rxf7+ Nxf7 4.Rxf7#.
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1.Qe6+ Nf7 (1...Rxe6 2.Rf8#; 1...Kh8 2.Qxe8+ Bxe8 3.Rf8#) 2.Qxf7+ Kh8 3.Qf8+ Rxf8 4.Rxf8#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#; 1...Kf8 2.Rxf7+ Qxf7 (2...Kg8 3.Qxh7#) 3.Qxf7#) 2.Bh6+ Kxh6 (2...Kh8 3.Qf6+ Kg8 4.Qg7#; 2...Kg8 3.Qg5+ Kh8 4.Qg7#) 3.Qf6+ Kh5 4.g4#.
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1.Bg6+ Bxg6 (1...Kh8 2.Rxh6+ gxh6 3.Qxh6#) 2.fxg6+ Kh8 3.Rxh6+ gxh6 4.Qxh6#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kh8 2.Qf8+ Rxf8 (2...Kh7 3.Rf7#) 3.Rxf8+ Kg7 (3...Kh7 4.R1f7#) 4.R1f7#.
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1.Rh8+ Qxh8 (1...Kg7 2.Qh7#) 2.Rxh8+ Kg7 (2...Kxh8 3.Qh7#; 2...Bxh8 3.Qh7+ Kf8 4.Qxh8#) 3.Qh7+ Kf6 4.Qh6#.
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1.Re8+ Bxe8 (1...Rxe8 2.Rxe8+ Bxe8 3.Qxe8#) 2.Rxe8+ Kf7 (2...Rxe8 3.Qxe8#) 3.Bg6+ Kf6 4.Qf5#.
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1.Rd8+ Kb7 2.Nd6+ Ka6 3.Qa4+ Na5 4.Qb5+ Nxb5 5.cxb5#.
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1.Qxf6+ Kxf6 (1...Ke8 2.Rg8#; 1...Kf8 2.Rg8#) 2.Rg6+ fxg6 (2...Ke7 3.f6+ Kf8 (3...Ke8 4.Rg8#) 4.Rg8#) 3.Rxg6+ Ke7 4.f6+ Kf8 (4...Ke8 5.Rg8#) 5.Rg8#.
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1.Nc7+ Ka5 2.Rb5+ Ka4 3.Ra3+ Nxa3 4.b3+ Bxb3 5.axb3#.
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1.Rb7+ Ka8 (1...Nxb7 2.Nba6+ Ka8 3.cxb7#) 2.Rb8+ Kxb8 3.Nba6+ (3.Nca6+ Ka8 4.Nc7+ Kb8 5.Nba6#) 3...Ka8 4.Nc7+ Kb8 5.N5a6#.
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1.Qh6+ Kg8 2.Bxh7+ Nxh7 3.Qg6+ Kf8 4.Nxh7+ Ke7 5.Qxf6#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rd8+ Ke7 (2...Kg7 3.Rg8#; 2...Ne8 3.Rxe8+ Kg7 4.Rg8#) 3.Ng8+ Ke6 4.R8d6+ Rxd6 5.Rxd6#.
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1.Rd8+ Kf7 (1...Qe8 2.Rdxe8+ Kf7 3.Bg6+ hxg6 4.hxg6#) 2.Re7+ Rxe7 (2...Kf6 3.Rf8#) 3.Bd5+ Kf6 (3...Re6 4.Rf8#) 4.Rf8+ Rf7 5.Rxf7#.
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1.Qd8+ Bxd8 (1...Qe8 2.Qxe8+ Kh7 3.Qxf7#; 1...Kh7 2.Qh8+ Kg6 3.Qg7#) 2.Rxd8+ Qe8 (2...Kh7 3.Rh8+ Kg6 4.h5#) 3.Rxe8+ Kh7 4.Rh8+ Kg6 5.h5#.
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1.Qg6+ Kg8 (1...Bxg6 2.fxg6+ Kg8 3.Rb8+ Qxb8 (3...Qc8 4.Rxc8#; 3...Qd8 4.Rxd8#) 4.Rxb8#) 2.Qxe8+ Kh7 3.Qg6+ Kg8 4.Rb8+ Qxb8 (4...Qd8 5.Rxd8#; 4...Qc8 5.Rxc8#) 5.Rxb8#.
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1.Qf8+ Kh5 2.Re5+ f5 (2...g5 3.Rxg5#) 3.Rxf5+ gxf5 (3...g5 4.Rxg5#) 4.Qxf5+ Kh6 5.Qg5#.
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1.Qd5+ Kf6 2.Bg5+ Nxg5 (2...Kg6 3.Bf7+ Kh7 4.Qf5#) 3.hxg5+ Kg6 (3...Ke7 4.Qd7+ Kf8 5.Qf7#) 4.Bf7+ Kh7 5.Qf5#.
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1.Bf4+ e5 (1...Ne5 2.Bxe5#) 2.Bxe5+ Nxe5 (2...Ke6 3.Rxc6+ Bd6 4.Rxd6#) 3.dxe5+ Ke6 4.Rc6+ Bd6 5.Rxd6#.
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1.Ne5+ Kb5 2.Bc4+ Ka4 (2...Ka5 3.Bb4+ Ka4 4.b3+ Bxb3 5.axb3#) 3.b3+ Bxb3 (3...Ka5 4.Bb4#) 4.axb3+ Ka5 5.Bb4#.
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1.Qb7+ Rxb7 2.cxb7+ Kxb7 (2...Ka7 3.b8=Q+ Kxb8 4.Rc8+ Ka7 (4...Kb7 5.R2c7#) 5.R2c7#; 2...Kb8 3.Rc8+ Kxb7 (3...Ka7 4.b8=Q#) 4.R2c7#) 3.Rc7+ Kb8 (3...Ka8 4.Rc8+ Kb7 (4...Ka7 5.R2c7#) 5.R2c7#) 4.Rc8+ Ka7 (4...Kb7 5.R2c7#) 5.R2c7#.
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1.Rd8+ Bxd8 2.Rxd8+ Kxd8 (2...Ke7 3.Bd6+ Kxd8 4.Qxf8+ Kd7 5.Qe7#) 3.Qxf8+ Kd7 4.Qxf7+ Kd8 5.Bc7#.
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1.Rg8+ Rxg8 2.Rxg8+ Kxg8 3.Qa8+ Bd8 (3...Kf7 4.Qf8#) 4.Qxd8+ Kf7 5.Qf8#.
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1.Qe5+ Kxe5 (1...Bxe5 2.e4+ dxe4 3.g4+ hxg4+ 4.fxg4#) 2.d4+ Kf5 3.e4+ dxe4 4.g4+ hxg4+ 5.fxg4#.
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1.Rg8+ Kxh7 (1...Rxg8 2.hxg8=Q#) 2.Qh6+ Kxh6 3.Rh1+ Rh3 (3...Qh4 4.Rxh4#) 4.Rxh3+ Qh4 5.Rxh4#.
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1.Rxa6+ bxa6 2.Qb8+ Ka5 3.b4+ Ka4 (3...Qxb4 4.Qxb4#) 4.Bb3+ Rxb3 5.cxb3#.
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1.g6+ Kh8 2.g7+ Kh7 3.Nf8+ Rxf8+ 4.gxf8=N+ Kh8 5.Bc3+ Qxc3 (5...e5 6.Bxe5#) 6.Rxh6#.
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1.Qxh6+ gxh6 2.Rxh6+ Kg7 3.Rh7+ Kf8 4.Rh8+ Kg7 5.Rg8+ Kh6 6.g5#.
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1.Qh6+ Kxh6 2.Nhf5+ Bxf5 3.Nxf5+ Kh5 4.Rh3+ Kg4 (4...Nh4 5.Rxh4+ Kg6 6.Rh6#) 5.Rg3+ Kh5 6.Bd1#.
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1.Bxe6+ Rxe6 (1...Kh8 2.Qxg7+ Nxg7 3.Bxg7#; 1...Kf8 2.Qxg7+ Nxg7 3.Bxg7#) 2.Qxe6+ Kh8 (2...Kf8 3.Qf7#) 3.Bxg7+ Nxg7 4.Rxd8+ Ne8 (4...Nf8 5.Rxf8#) 5.Rxe8+ Nf8 6.Rxf8#.
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1.Nc6+ Ke8 (1...Kc8 2.Nb6+ Kb7 3.Qa7#; 1...Kd7 2.Nb6+ Ke8 3.Qa8+ Nxa8 4.Rxa8#) 2.Qa8+ Nxa8 (2...Kd7 3.Nb6#) 3.Rxa8+ Kd7 4.Ra7+ Ke8 (4...Kc8 5.Nxd6#) 5.Nxd6+ Kf8 6.Rxf7#.
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1.Qh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kf8 2.Qxh8+ Kf7 3.Rxg7#; 1...Kf7 2.Qxg7+ Ke8 3.Nf6#) 2.Rxg7+ Rxg7 3.Nf6+ Kg6 4.Bh5+ Kf5 5.g4+ Rxg4 6.hxg4#.
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Part 4 Piece Opposition The fourth part of this book describes the opposition of black and white pieces along the same line, which gives rise to additional opportunities. For instance, when two long-range pieces oppose each other, a comparatively rare situation occurs, which is called “X-ray”. The opposition of a long-range piece with a king occurs much more often, and it’s covered in the remaining chapters. This includes such tactics as “pin”, “discovered check” and “interference”. This part also covers double checks and windmills, which are special cases of discovered check. These tactics don’t usually occur in games on their own, but they often arise as parts of combinations. You should also note that after using any tactical pattern, both individually or as parts of combinations, a position still occurs that requires you to use the basic checkmating skills which you acquired in the first part of this book.
Chapter 19 X-Ray The next tactic is called “X-ray”. X-ray in chess occurs when a long-range piece attacks any square straight through an opposing piece. This tactic can only be used along the line of opposition of longrange pieces – queens, rooks and bishops. We should also point out that in the context of our topic, Xray is a special case of seizing the square, which we covered in chapter 17. The only difference between them is the position of one of the defenders of the seized square. 919
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The opposition of the g3 rook and black queen makes the use of an X-ray tactic possible in this puzzle. Indeed, white plays 1.Rxg7+! and gives checkmate after 1...Qxg7 2.Rxg7#.
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It seems that the black rook fully controls the corner square near its king, but, since the rooks on the 8th rank are in opposition, white has to search for some kind of X-ray. Indeed, he can play 1.Qh8+!, and black might as well resign: 1...Rxh8 2.Rxh8#.
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Careful readers of this book have already seen many examples of a back-rank mate. It’s often delivered with X-ray tactics. In this example, the simple 1.Qe8+! Rxe8 2.Rxe8# wins.
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The opposition of the bishops along the long diagonal creates good conditions for an X-ray tactic. 1.Qxb7+! Bxb7 2.Bxb7# is rather easy to spot.
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1.Qf8+ Rxf8 2.Rxf8#.
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1.Qf7+ Rxf7 2.Rxf7#.
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1.Rh8+ Qxh8 2.Rxh8#.
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1.Qf6+ Bxf6 2.Bxf6#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 2.Rxf7#.
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1.Qe8+ Rxe8 2.Rxe8#.
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1.Qf8+ Rxf8 2.Rxf8#.
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1.Qc8+ Rxc8 2.Rxc8+ Qd8 3.Rxd8#.
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1.Bg5+ Kf5 2.g4+ Bxg4 3.Bxg4#.
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1.Qf8+ Rxf8 2.Rxf8+ Kg7 3.Rg8#.
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1.Qc8+ Nf8 (1...Rf8 2.Rxf8+ Nxf8) 2.Qxf8+ Rxf8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxd4+ Bxd4+ (1...Qe5 2.Qxe5+ Bxe5 3.Bxe5#) 2.Bxd4+ Qe5 3.Bxe5#.
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1.Qh8+ Rxh8 (1...Kg4 2.Qh4#) 2.Rxh8+ Kg4 3.Rh4#.
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1.Qh8+ Rxh8 (1...Kf7 2.Qg7#) 2.Rxh8+ Kf7 3.Ng5#.
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1.Be5+ Qxe5 (1...Rf6 2.Qxf6+ Qxf6 3.Bxf6#; 1...Qf6 2.Qxf6+ Rxf6 3.Bxf6#) 2.Qxe5+ Rf6 3.Qxf6#.
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1.Qf4+ Rxf4 (1...Kh3 2.Qh4#) 2.Rxf4+ Kh3 (2...Kg5 3.h4#) 3.Rh4#.
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1.Qe8+ Rxe8 (1...Nf8 2.Qxf8#) 2.Rxe8+ Nf8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Ra8+ Bxa8 (1...Qd8 2.Rxd8#; 1...Bc8 2.Rxc8+ Qd8 3.Rxd8#) 2.Qxa8+ Rb8 (2...Qd8 3.Qxd8#) 3.Qxb8+ Qd8 4.Qxd8#.
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Chapter 20 Combinations In this chapter, we use the X-ray tactic in conjunction with all other tactics that we studied in the previous chapters. 941
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White checkmates with 1.Qg8+! Rxg8 2.hxg8=Q#. In this combination, white used X-ray together with promoting the pawn.
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The opposition of the bishops along the long diagonal can be exploited. First, you should use blocking – 1.Qf8+! Bg8, and then the X-ray: 2.Qf6+! Bxf6 3.Bxf6#.
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The move 1.Rh7+! both vacates the square for the queen and deflects the black knight. After the forced 1...Nxh7, white gives a mate in two: 2.Qg7+! Bxg7 3.hxg7#.
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White wins with 1.Qxe6+!, which either deflects the rook: 1...Rxe6 2.Rxd8+ Re8 3.Rxe8#, or forces the black king to retreat: 1...Kf8 2.Qf7# or 1...Kh8 2.Qe8+! (X-ray) 2...Rxe8 3.Rxe8#.
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1.Qh8+ Rxh8 2.gxh8=Q#.
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1.Rc8+ Re8 2.Qf8+ Rxf8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxg6+ Rxg6 (1...Kf8 2.Qg8+ Rxg8 3.Rxg8#; 1...Kh8 2.Qg8+ Rxg8 3.Rxg8#) 2.Rxg6+ Kh8 (2...Kf8 3.Rg8#) 3.Rg8#.
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1.Qe8+ Rxe8 (1...Kh7 2.g6#) 2.Rxe8+ Kh7 3.g6#.
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1.Qe8+ Rxe8 (1...Kh7 2.Bf5+ g6 3.Qh8#) 2.Rxe8+ Kh7 3.Bf5+ g6 4.Rh8#.
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1.Qg7+ Bxg7 2.Rd8+ Rxd8 (2...Bf8 3.Rxf8+ Rxf8 4.Rxf8#) 3.Rxd8+ Bf8 4.Rxf8#.
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1.Rc8+ Kh7 2.Qg6+ fxg6 (2...Bxg6 3.hxg6+ fxg6 4.Bxg6#) 3.hxg6+ Bxg6 4.Bxg6#.
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1.Qh8+ Bxh8 (1...Kf7 2.Nd6+ Ke6 3.Ng5#) 2.Rxh8+ Kf7 3.Nd6+ Ke6 4.Ng5#.
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1.Rh8+ Bxh8 (1...Kf7 2.Qh5+ Ke6 3.Qf5#) 2.Qxh8+ Kf7 3.Qg7+ Ke6 4.Qf6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Rxh7 2.Rxh7+ Kg8 3.Rg7+ Kf8 (3...Kh8 4.Nf7#) 4.Nh7+ Ke8 5.Re7#.
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1.Qxd8+ Rxd8 (1...Kh7 2.Ng5+ Kh6 3.Nxf7+ Kh7 (3...Kh5 4.Qh8#) 4.Qh8#) 2.Rxd8+ Kh7 3.Ng5+ Kh6 4.Nxf7+ Kh5 (4...Kh7 5.Rh8#) 5.Rh8#.
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1.Qb8+ Rxb8 (1...Kg7 2.h6+ Kg6 3.Nf4#; 1...Bc8 2.Qxc8+ Kg7 3.h6+ Kg6 4.Nf4#) 2.Rxb8+ Bc8 3.Rxc8+ Kg7 4.h6+ Kg6 5.Nf4#.
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Chapter 21 Pins Chapter 21 covers yet another tactical pattern, pinning. A pin is an attack by a long-range piece on an opposing piece when another, more valuable piece or a key square is placed behind the first piece in the line of attack. In the context of a forced mate, this tactic can only occur when a king is standing on the attacking line behind the first piece. 957
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White checkmates with 1.Nf6+! Kh8 2.Ng6#. The black g7 pawn is pinned and cannot take part in the game, which allows white to deliver a quick checkmate. We should note that the opposition of white rook and black king was the main prerequisite for this tactical blow. If you see such an opposition, there’s a reason to look for a pinned piece and think how to exploit it.
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The opposition of the white b2 bishop and the black king is easy to notice. The piece that protects the king from the check, the g7 pawn, is pinned and cannot move. White can immediately exploit this: 1.Qh6+! Kg8 2.Qxg7#.
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After 1.Rg7+!, the pinned g7 bishop cannot help its king. Therefore, 1...Kh8 2.Rxh6#.
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There are no pieces in direct opposition to the black king in this example. However, after 1.Rc8+ Kg7, the situation changes: the black queen is pinned, and after 2.Nxf5#, it cannot capture the checkmating knight.
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1.Rh5+ Kg8 2.Nf6#.
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1.Qe6+ Kf8 2.Qxf7#.
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1.Ng6+ Kg8 2.Nh6#.
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1.Qxg6+ Kh8 2.Qg7#.
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1.Nf6+ Kf8 (1...Kh8 2.Qh7#) 2.Qe8#.
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1.Bxd5+ Kf6 (1...Kf8 2.Rf5#) 2.Bg5#.
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1.Qa8+ Rb8 2.Qxb8+ Kd7 3.Nc5#.
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1.Ng6+ Kg8 2.Qd5+ Re6 3.Qxe6#.
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1.Ne6+ Kg8 (1...Kh8 2.Rb8+ Rd8 3.Rxd8#) 2.Rb8+ Rd8 3.Rxd8#.
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1.Rh4+ Kg8 (1...Kg7 2.Rg1#; 1...Kg6 2.Rg1#) 2.Rg1+ Qg7 3.Nf6#.
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1.Nf5+ Kg8 (1...Kh7 2.Qh6+ Kg8 3.Ne7#; 1...Kh8 2.Qh6+ Kg8 3.Ne7#) 2.Ne7+ Kg7 (2...Kh8 3.Qh6#; 2...Kh7 3.Qh6#) 3.Qh6#.
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1.Re4+ Kg5 2.Nf3+ Kf5 3.Rh5+ Bg5 (3...Rg5 4.Nh4#) 4.Nh4#.
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Chapter 22 Combinations In this chapter, the pinning tactic is used in conjunction with all other tactics that we studied in the previous chapters. 973
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After 1.Qh5+!, black has a choice between 1...Nxh5 2.Bxh5# and 1...Ke7 2.Qe8#. In the first line, white seized a square, while in the second one, he exploited a pin.
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The decisive move is 1.Rf8+! Kxf8 and 2.Qf7#. Black couldn’t capture the white rook with the bishop because of the pin.
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White plays 1.Rxh7+! Rxh7 2.Qf6#, and it’s checkmate because the black rook is pinned.
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The black rook is pinned, so white plays 1.Rxh6+! Kxh6 2.Qh3# or 1...Kg8 2.Rh8#.
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1.Rxc7+ Kxc7 2.Qc6#.
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1.Qxg7+ Qxg7 2.Rxf8#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 2.Qg6#.
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1.Rg8+ Rxg8 2.Rxg8#.
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1.Rxf8+ Kxf8 2.Qd8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh5#.
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1.Qxf8+ Rxf8 2.Rxf8#.
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1.Qg3+ Qxg3 2.Be3#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5#.
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1.Qxc6+ bxc6 2.Rb8#.
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1.Rxh5+ Kxh5 2.Qh4#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qh7#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qh7#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Qxh7 2.Qxh7#) 2.Qh5#.
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1.Bd5+ cxd5 (1...Qf7 2.Qxg7#; 1...Bf7 2.Qxg7#; 1...Kh8 2.Qxg7#; 1...Kh7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Qxg7#.
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1.Rc4+ Kxc4 (1...Kd6 2.Qd8#) 2.Qc3#.
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1.Bf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxf8#) 2.Qe6#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxf8#) 2.Rd8#.
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1.Ng6+ Ke8 2.Qxg8+ Bxg8 3.Rf8#.
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1.Ra6+ Kxa6 2.Qa8+ Kb6 3.Qa5#.
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1.Rfxg6+ hxg6 2.Rxg6+ Kh7 3.Qg7#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Qh6#.
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1.Qh7+ Kxh7 2.Nf6+ Kh8 3.Ng6#.
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1.Qf8+ Rg8 2.Ng6+ hxg6 3.Qh6#.
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1.Qe6+ Qe7 2.Rd8+ Kxd8 3.Qc8#.
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Rxf8+ Qg8 3.Nf7#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qxh6+ Kg8 3.Qxg7#.
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1.Qxg8+ Kxg8 2.Rxg7+ Kh8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxg7+ Rxg7 2.Rf8+ Rg8 3.Bf6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh5+ Kg8 3.Rh8#.
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1.Rxh6+ gxh6 2.Qd4+ Bg7 3.f8=Q#.
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1.Qxd6+ Qxd6 2.Bc4+ Qd5 3.Bxd5#.
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1.Be6+ Kxe6 2.Qe8+ Nge7 (2...Qe7 3.d5#; 2...Nce7 3.d5#) 3.d5#.
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1.Qa6+ Nxa6 (1...Kb8 2.Qxb7#) 2.Bxb7+ Ka7 (2...Kb8 3.Nc6#) 3.Nc6#.
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1.Qf5+ Rxf5 (1...Re6 2.Qxe6+ Kb8 3.Rxd8#; 1...Kb8 2.Rxd8#) 2.Be6+ Kb8 3.Rxd8#.
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1.Rxh7+ Qxh7 (1...Kxh7 2.Rh1+ Qh6 3.Qxh6#) 2.Qf6+ Qg7 3.Rh1#.
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1.Rh8+ Bxh8 (1...Qg8 2.Rxf5+ Bf6 3.Qxf6#) 2.Qxh8+ Qg8 3.Rxf5#.
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1.Bd5+ Bf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxf8#; 1...Rf7 2.Qe8#) 2.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (2...Kh8 3.Qxf8#) 3.Re8#.
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1.Qd5+ Rf7 (1...Kh8 2.Rxf8#) 2.Rxf8+ Kxf8 3.Qa8#.
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1.Nf6+ Kh8 2.Qxh6+ gxh6 (2...Qh7 3.Qxh7#) 3.Rg8#.
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1.Bg7+ Rxg7 (1...Kxg7 2.Qxh7+ Bxh7 3.Rxh7#) 2.Qxh7+ Rxh7 3.Rxh7#.
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1.Bd5+ Rf7 (1...Re6 2.Bxe6#) 2.Rxf8+ Kxf8 3.Qd8#.
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1.Qxb8+ Rxb8 (1...Bc8 2.Bb5#; 1...Bd8 2.Rxd8#) 2.Bb5+ Bd7 3.Bxd7#.
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1.Bxg7+ Qxg7 (1...Rxg7 2.Qxe8+ Rg8 3.Rhxh7#) 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (2...Qxh7 3.Qxh7#) 3.Qh5#.
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1.Rh1+ Rh2 (1...Nh7 2.Rbxh7#; 1...Nh5 2.Rh7#; 1...Nh6 2.Rxh6+ Nh7 (2...Kg8 3.Rg7#) 3.Rb8#) 2.Rh7+ Nxh7 (2...Rxh7 3.g7#) 3.g7#.
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1.Qf6+ Qxf6 (1...Rg7 2.Qxf8+ Rg8 3.Rxg8#; 1...Qg7 2.Re8#) 2.Re8+ Qf8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Bxe5+ Rf6 (1...Qxe5 2.Qxh7#; 1...Qf6 2.Qxh7#; 1...Qg7 2.Qxh7#) 2.Bxf6+ Qxf6 (2...Qg7 3.Qxh7#) 3.Qxh7#.
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1.Rxg6+ hxg6 (1...Kh8 2.Bf6#) 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Bf6#.
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1.Qc8+ Qf8 (1...Qd8 2.Qxd8#) 2.Bf7+ Kxf7 (2...Kh8 3.Qxf8#) 3.Qe6#.
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1.Rg8+ Kxg8 (1...Rxg8 2.Rh7#) 2.Qg3+ Kh8 (2...Kf8 3.Qg7#) 3.Qg7#.
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1.Nf6+ Qxf6 2.Ba4+ Nxa4 (2...Ke7 3.Qd6#; 2...Nd7 3.Qxd7#) 3.Qd7#.
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1.Qh8+ Kf7 2.Ne5+ Ke7 3.Qxg7+ Bxg7 4.Rf7#.
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1.Ng6+ Kg8 2.Qxh7+ Kxh7 3.Rh3+ Kg8 4.Rh8#.
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1.Qh7+ Kf7 2.Bg6+ Ke7 3.Bxf6+ Kxf6 4.Qh4#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh4+ Kg6 3.Qg5+ Kh7 4.Qh5#.
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1.Qg4+ Kh8 2.Qg7+ Rxg7 3.Rxf8+ Rg8 4.Rxg8#.
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1.Qxh5+ Kxh5 2.Rh1+ Bh4 3.Rg5+ Kh6 4.Rxh4#.
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1.Bg7+ Rxg7 2.Qf8+ Rg8 3.Ng6+ hxg6 4.Qh6#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qxh6+ Kg8 3.Rd8+ Re8 4.Rxe8#.
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1.Rxg6+ Kxg6 (1...Kh7 2.Qxf7+ Kh8 3.Qg8#; 1...Kh8 2.Qh4#) 2.Qg5+ Kh7 3.Rh1+ Bh2 4.Rxh2#.
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1.Be4+ Rb7 (1...Rc6 2.Qb8#) 2.Qb8+ Rcxb8 3.Rxa7+ Bxa7 4.Nc7#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxg7#) 2.Rc8+ Qd8 (2...Bf8 3.Rxf8#) 3.Rxd8+ Bf8 4.Rxf8#.
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1.Qa4+ b5 (1...Kf8 2.Qxa8+ Bc8 3.Qxc8#; 1...Rxa4 2.c8=Q#) 2.cxb6+ Kf8 (2...Rxa4 3.c8=Q#) 3.Qxa8+ Bc8 4.Qxc8#.
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1.Rd8+ Qxd8 (1...Kf7 2.Qf6#) 2.Qxe6+ Kf8 (2...Kg7 3.Bh6#) 3.Bh6+ Ke8 4.Bh5#.
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1.Nxf6+ Kf8 (1...Rxf6 2.Qxg7#; 1...Kh8 2.Qh7#) 2.Qxf7+ Nxf7 3.Re8+ Qxe8 4.Rxe8#.
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1.Qg6+ Qxg6 (1...Kf8 2.Qg7+ Ke8 3.Qg8#) 2.Rd8+ Re8 (2...Kh7 3.Rh8#) 3.Rxe8+ Kh7 4.Rh8#.
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1.Ra8+ Qd8 (1...Rf8 2.Qf6+ Bxf6 (2...Kg8 3.Qg7#) 3.Rxf8#; 1...Bf8 2.Qxf6+ Kg8 (2...Qg7 3.Rxf8#) 3.Rxf8#) 2.Rxd8+ Rf8 (2...Bxd8 3.Qe8+ Rf8 4.Qxf8#) 3.Qf6+ Bxf6 (3...Kg8 4.Qg7#) 4.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxg7+ Rxg7 2.Rc8+ Qe8 (2...Rf8 3.Rxf8#) 3.Rxe8+ Rf8 4.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxf8#) 2.Re8+ Rf8 3.Be6+ Kh8 4.Rxf8#.
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1.Re8+ Nf8 2.Nh6+ Qxh6 (2...Kh8 3.Rxf8#) 3.Rxf8+ Kxf8 4.Qd8#.
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1.Qxc5+ bxc5 (1...Qd6 2.Qxd6+ Re7 3.Qd8+ Re8 4.e7#; 1...Re7 2.Rd8#) 2.e7+ Rxe7 3.Rd8+ Re8 4.Rdxe8#.
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1.Rhxh6+ gxh6 (1...Kg8 2.Rh8#) 2.Qxh6+ Kg8 3.Rg6+ Qg7 4.Rxg7#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kg8 2.Qxg7#) 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Qxf7+ Kh7 (3...Kh8 4.Qh5#) 4.Qh5#.
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1.Nxg6+ Nxg6 (1...Rxg6 2.Qxf8+ Rxf8 (2...Rg8 3.Qxg8#) 3.Rxh7#) 2.Qxh7+ Rxh7 3.Rxh7+ Rxh7 4.Rxh7#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 (1...Kf7 2.Qg6+ Ke7 3.Qe8#) 2.Qh5+ Kg8 (2...Bh6 3.Qxh6+ Kg8 4.Be6#) 3.Be6+ Kf8 4.Qf7#.
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1.Rh8+ Bxh8 (1...Bf8 2.Qh5+ Rf7 3.Qxf7#; 1...Rf8 2.Qh5#) 2.Qh5+ Rg6 (2...Kf8 3.Qxh8#; 2...Rf7 3.Qxf7#) 3.Qxg6+ Kf8 4.Qf7#.
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1.Rh5+ Kxh5 (1...Kg6 2.Qxf5#) 2.Qxf5+ exf5 (2...Ng5 3.Nf4#) 3.Nf4+ Kg5 4.Rg6#.
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1.Bf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kh7 2.Qg6+ Kh8 3.Rxf8#; 1...Kh8 2.Rxf8+ Kh7 3.Qg6#) 2.Rc7+ Ke8 (2...Kg8 3.Qxg7#; 2...Kf6 3.Qxg7#) 3.Qg6+ Kd8 (3...Rf7 4.Qxf7+ Kd8 5.Qd7#) 4.Qd6+ Ke8 5.Re7#.
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1.Rf7+ Bxf7 (1...Ke8 2.Qxg8+ Bf8 3.Qxf8#) 2.Bh6+ Ke8 3.gxf7+ Kxf7 4.Qg7+ Ke8 5.Qg6#.
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1.Qd8+ Rf8 (1...Qe8 2.Rxe8+ Rf8 3.Rxf8#) 2.f7+ Kxf7 (2...Kh8 3.Qxf8#) 3.Re7+ Kg6 (3...Kg8 4.Rxg7+ Kh8 5.Qxf8#) 4.Rxg7+ Kh5 (4...Kh6 5.Qg5#) 5.Qg5#.
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1.Nf7+ Bxf7 2.Rb8+ Bd8 (2...Bg8 3.Rxg8+ Kxg8 4.Qe8#; 2...Be8 3.Rxe8#) 3.Rxd8+ Bg8 (3...Be8 4.Rxe8#) 4.Rxg8+ Kxg8 5.Qe8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Qxh7 2.Be5+ Qg7 3.Rh3#) 2.Rh3+ Qh6 3.Rxh6+ Kg7 4.Be5+ Kf8 5.Rh8#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxf8#) 2.Ra8+ Bd8 (2...Rf8 3.Bc4+ Kh8 4.Rxf8#) 3.Rxd8+ Rf8 4.Bc4+ Kh8 5.Rxf8#.
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 (1...Kf7 2.Qxh7+ Kf6 (2...Qg7 3.Qxg7#) 3.Rxf8#) 2.Rxf8+ Ng8 (2...Qg8 3.Be5+ Rf6 4.Bxf6#) 3.Be5+ Rf6 (3...Qg7 4.hxg7#) 4.Bxf6+ Qg7 5.Bxg7#.
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1.Qd5+ Kf8 (1...Kh8 2.Qa8+ Qd8 (2...Qf8 3.Qxf8#) 3.Qxd8#; 1...Qe6 2.Qxe6+ Kh8 (2...Kf8 3.Qe8#) 3.Qe8#; 1...Qf7 2.Qxf7+ Kh8 3.Qe8#) 2.Qc5+ Kg8 (2...Qe7 3.Qc8+ Qe8 (3...Qd8 4.Qxd8#) 4.Qxe8#; 2...Qd6 3.Qxd6+ Kg8 4.Qd8#) 3.Qc8+ Qf8 (3...Qd8 4.Qxd8#) 4.Bf7+ Kxf7 (4...Kh8 5.Qxf8#) 5.Qe6#.
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1.Ne6+ Kh8 (1...Kg8 2.Rxd8+ Ne8 (2...Qf8 3.Rxf8#) 3.Rdxe8+ Qf8 4.Rxf8#) 2.Rxd8+ Ng8 (2...Ne8 3.Rdxe8+ Qf8 4.Rxf8#; 2...Qf8 3.Rxf8+ Ng8 4.Rxg8+ Kxg8 5.Re8#) 3.Rxg8+ Kxg8 4.Re8+ Qf8 5.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#) 2.Rd8+ Rf8 3.Be6+ Kh8 4.Rxf8+ Qg8 5.Rxg8#.
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1.Rc8+ Nf8 (1...Bf8 2.Nh6#; 1...Nd8 2.Rxd8+ Bf8 3.Nh6#) 2.Qxg7+ Kxg7 3.h6+ Kg8 (3...Kh8 4.Rxf8#) 4.Nf6+ Kh8 5.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Qxh7 2.Re8+ Qg8 3.Rh1#) 2.Rh1+ Kg6 3.f5+ Kf7 4.g6+ Kf6 5.Nh5#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh5+ Nh6 (2...Kg8 3.Rh8#) 3.Rxh6+ Kxh6 (3...Kg8 4.Rh8#) 4.Rh3+ Bh4 5.Rxh4#.
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1.Qxf8+ Bxf8 2.Bf6+ Bg7 3.Ra8+ Nb8 (3...Bc8 4.Rxc8+ Nd8 5.Rxd8#; 3...Nd8 4.Rxd8+ Be8 5.Rxe8#; 3...Be8 4.Rxe8#) 4.Rxb8+ Bc8 (4...Be8 5.Rxe8#) 5.Rxc8#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxg7#; 1...Kh7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Be6+ Kf6 (2...Kf8 3.Rf3#) 3.Rf3+ Ke5 4.Bxg7+ Ke4 5.Re3#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxf8#) 2.Re8+ Rf8 3.Bc4+ Rd5 (3...Kh8 4.Rxf8#; 3...Re6 4.Bxe6+ Kh8 5.Rxf8#) 4.Bxd5+ Kh8 5.Rxf8#.
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1.Be5+ Rc7 (1...Nxe5 2.Qd6+ Rc7 (2...Ka7 3.Nc4+ Kb7 4.Qxb6#) 3.Qd8+ Rc8 (3...Ka7 4.Qxc7#) 4.Qxb6#) 2.Nc6+ Kc8 (2...Kb7 3.Qxa8#) 3.Qxa8+ Nb8 4.Qxb8+ Kd7 5.Qd8#.
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1.Be4+ Kxf7 2.Qh5+ Kf8 (2...Kg8 3.Qxe8+ Bf8 4.Qg6+ Bg7 5.Rd8#) 3.Qxe8+ Kxe8 4.Bg6+ Kf8 5.Rd8#.
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1.Qxe7+ Rxe7 (1...Kg8 2.Bc4+ Rf7 3.Qxf7#; 1...Rf7 2.Ne6+ Kg8 3.Qxe8+ Rf8 4.Qxf8#) 2.Rxe7+ Kg8 (2...Rf7 3.Ne6+ Kg8 4.Re8+ Rf8 5.Rxf8#) 3.Bc4+ Rf7 4.Re8+ Kg7 5.Ne6#.
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1.Ng6+ Kg8 2.Qe6+ Rf7 3.Qe8+ Rf8 (3...Rxe8 4.Rxe8+ Rf8 5.Rxf8#) 4.Ne7+ Kh8 5.Rxh7+ Kxh7 6.Qh5#.
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1.Ng6+ Kg8 2.Bc4+ Rf7 (2...Re6 3.Qxf8#) 3.Qf8+ Rexf8 4.Ne7+ Kh8 5.Rxh7+ Kxh7 6.Rh1#.
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1.Qh6+ Kxh6 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#; 1...Kf7 2.Qxh7#) 2.Bf8+ Kg5 (2...Rg7 3.Ng8+ Kg5 4.h4+ Kf5 5.e4#) 3.Ne4+ Kf5 4.g4+ Kf4 5.Bh6+ g5 6.Bxg5#.
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1.Re8+ Nce6 (1...Be6 2.Rd5#; 1...Nde6 2.Rxd5#) 2.Ng4+ Kf5 3.Rxd5+ Rxd5 4.e4+ Kg5 5.h4+ Kh5 6.Rh8#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.h8=Q+ Kf7 3.Rh7+ Ke6 4.Qg8+ Kf6 5.Qg7+ Kg5 (5...Ke6 6.Qf7#) 6.Rh5#.
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1.Qxh7+ Nxh7 2.Rd8+ Be8 (2...Nf8 3.Bh7+ Kh8 4.Rxf8+ Ng8 5.Rxg8#) 3.Rxe8+ Nf8 4.Bh7+ Kh8 5.Rxf8+ Ng8 6.Rxg8#.
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Chapter 23 Discovered Check The next tactic is discovered check, which, like pinning, can only be used when a long-range piece opposes the king on a line. The check is called “discovered” if the king is attacked by a piece different from the one that made the last move. In other words, to give a discovered check, you should free up the line for one of your pieces, which allows us to consider the discovered check a special case of the vacation tactic we covered in chapter 6. We should also note that the exact square to move the “interfering” piece to is almost always crucially important for the combination. 1079
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White’s dark-squared bishop has a lot of squares to move to, but the only mating move is 1.Be7+!, preventing the black king from reaching f8. 1...Kh6 2.Qg5#.
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After 1.Nc5+!, white hasn’t just delivered a discovered check: he has put his knight onto a good square as well! 1...Kf8 2.Nd7#. Discovered check is a formidable weapon that works in the majority of cases. Thus, beginner players are advised to watch the safety of their king closely – either avoiding the opposition with the opponent’s long-range pieces completely, or defending with their own pieces in a timely fashion.
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The opposition of the white rook and the black king gives an opportunity to give a discovered check. To choose the correct square for the white knight, you should calculate the following lines precisely – 1.Nf5+!, and white delivers a checkmate next move: 1...Kg8 2.Qg7#. Both 1...Qh5 2.Qg7# and 1...Bh5 2.Qg7# change nothing.
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After 1.Qf6+ Kh6, white gives a discovered check 2.g7+! and then checkmates on the next move: 2...Kh7 3.Ng5# or 2...Kh5 3.Qg5#.
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1.f7+ Kh7 2.Ng5#.
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1.Nf5+ Kg6 2.Rh6#.
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1.Ng5+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf8 3.Qh8#.
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1.Bf6+ hxg2 (1...Bg3 2.Qg6+ Qg7 3.Qxg7#; 1...Bg5 2.Qg6+ Qg7 3.Qxg7#; 1...Qg7 2.Rxg7#) 2.Qg6+ Qg7 3.Qxg7#.
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1.Ng5+ Kf8 (1...Kh8 2.Rxh7#) 2.Nxh7+ Ke8 3.Nf6+ Kf8 4.Rf7#.
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1.Be4+ Kg4 (1...Kh6 2.Qf6+ Kh5 3.Qg6#) 2.Qf5+ Kg3 3.Qf3+ Kh2 4.Qg2#.
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Chapter 24 Combinations In this chapter, we use the discovered check tactic in conjunction with all other tactics studied in the previous chapters. 1089
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To deliver checkmate, white first has to use deflection 1.Qg5+!, and after 1...fxg5 he finishes the game with a discovered check: 2.Bg8#. 1...Kh7 2.Qxh5# is no better.
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The “attraction + elimination” combination is decisive: 1.Qxh7+!, and after 1...Kxh7, the discovered check 2.Rxf8# is checkmate.
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The move 1.d8=Q+! combines discovered check with pawn promotion: 1...Rxf7 2.a6#.
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The only winning move is the precise 1.Re7+! Kg8 2.f7+! (“blocking”) 2...Rxf7 3.Re8+ Rf8 4.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Qxh7 2.f7#.
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1.gxh7+ Nxh5 2.Bg6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Bf8#.
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1.Bg8+ Bh4 (1...Kxg8 2.Qh7#; 1...gxh3 2.Qh7#) 2.Qh7#.
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1.Qh7+ Kxh7 2.hxg7+ Kg8 3.Rh8#.
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1.Qxg8+ Kxg8 2.Rh8+ Kxh8 3.Bf7#.
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1.Qd8+ Bxd8 (1...Bf8 2.e7+ Kh8 3.exf8=Q#) 2.e7+ Kh8 3.e8=Q#.
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1.Bc4+ Kc6 (1...Kxc4 2.b3#; 1...Kd6 2.Qd5#) 2.Qb5+ Kd6 3.Qd5#.
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1.Rxg6+ fxg6 (1...Qg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.d6+ Qe6 (2...Qd5+ 3.Bxd5#) 3.Bxe6#.
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1.Bg6+ Qh6 (1...Kg8 2.Qh8#; 1...Kg7 2.Qh8+ Kxg6 3.Qg8#; 1...Nh7 2.Qxh7#) 2.Qxh6+ Kg8 (2...Nh7 3.Qxh7#) 3.Qh8#.
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1.Bxg6+ Kg8 (1...Nxg6 2.Qxh5+ Kg8 3.Qxg6#) 2.Be8+ (2.Bxh5+) 2...Ng6 (2...Kh7 3.Qg7#) 3.Qxg6#.
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1.Nf5+ Kg8 2.Qf8+ Kxf8 (2...Kh7 3.Qxg7#) 3.Rc8#.
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1.Be6+ Kh5 2.g4+ Kh4 3.Ng6+ Kh3 4.g5#.
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1.Rxc8+ Kb7 (1...Rxc8 2.e5+ Rc6 3.Bxc6#) 2.Rc7+ Ka8 3.e5+ Rd5 4.Bxd5#.
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1.Ng6+ Kg8 (1...Kg7 2.f6+ Kxg6 (2...Kg8 3.Rh8#) 3.Rh6#) 2.Rh8+ Kg7 3.f6+ Kxg6 4.Rh6#.
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1.Re8+ Nc8 2.Rxc8+ Kxc8 3.Ra8+ Nb8 4.f6+ Kd8 5.Rxb8#.
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1.Bxa7+ Kxa7 2.Bc8+ Kb8 3.Qa8+ Kxc7 4.Qb7+ Kd8 5.Qd7#.
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1.Qg8+ Kxg8 (1...Ke7 2.Ng6+ Kd6 (2...Rfxg6 3.Qe8+ Kf6 4.Qf8#; 2...Kd7 3.Qe8+ Kd6 4.Rc6#; 2...Rgxg6 3.Qe8+ Kd6 4.Rc6#) 3.c5+ Kd7 (3...Qxc5 4.Qd8#) 4.Qe8#) 2.Ng6+ Qd8 (2...Kf7 3.Rf8#; 2...Kh7 3.Rh8#; 2...Rf8 3.Rxf8+ Kh7 4.Rh8#) 3.Rxd8+ Rf8 (3...Kf7 4.Rf8#; 3...Kh7 4.Rh8#) 4.Rxf8+ Kh7 5.Rh8#.
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1.Rg8+ Kh5 (1...Kh6 2.Rh4+ Rh5 3.Bf8#) 2.Rh4+ Kxh4 3.Be7+ Rg5 (3...Kh5 4.g4+ Kh6 5.Bf8#) 4.Bxg5+ Kh5 (4...Kg3 5.Bf6#) 5.g4#.
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1.Re5+ Qxe5 2.Nf6+ Qxf6+ 3.Kc7+ Qc6+ (3...Rd7+ 4.Bxd7#) 4.Bxc6+ Rd7+ 5.Bxd7#.
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1.Qxh5+ Kg8 (1...gxh5 2.Rg7+ Kh6 3.f5#) 2.Rxg6+ fxg6 (2...Kf8 3.Qxh8#) 3.Qxg6+ Kf8 4.Qg7+ Ke8 5.Qe7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Rxh7+ Kg8 (2...Kxh7 3.Bf7+ Kg7 4.Qh6#) 3.Bf7+ Kf8 4.Qh6+ Ke7 5.Bg6+ Kd8 6.Qf8#; 1...Kf8 2.Qxf6#) 2.Bh6+ Kxh6 (2...Kg8 3.Qg4+ Kh8 4.Qg7#; 2...Kh8 3.Qxf6+ Kg8 4.Qg7#) 3.Bg6+ Kg7 4.Qxh7+ Kf8 5.Qf7#.
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1.Re4+ dxe4 2.Ng4+ Nxh8 (2...Nge5 3.Rd1+ Qd2+ 4.Rxd2+ exd2 5.e3#; 2...Nf6 3.Bxf6+ Ne5 4.Bxe5#; 2...Nde5 3.Rd1+ Qd2+ 4.Rxd2+ exd2 5.e3#) 3.Rd1+ Qd2+ 4.Rxd2+ exd2 5.e3#.
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1.Rf8+ Bxf8 2.Ng6+ hxg6 (2...Kg8 3.Bd5+ Ne6 4.Bxe6#) 3.hxg6+ Kg8 4.Bd5+ Ne6 5.Bxe6#.
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1.Rg6+ Rg7 (1...Qxe5 2.Rxh6#; 1...Kh7 2.Rxh6#; 1...f6 2.Rxh6#) 2.Rxh6+ Kg8 3.Ne7+ Kf8 4.Rh8+ Rg8 5.Rxg8#.
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1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bh5+ Kh7 (2...Kh6 3.Be8#) 3.Bf7+ Bh6 4.Rxh6+ Kxh6 5.Rh1#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5+ Kg7 (2...Rh6 3.Qxh6#) 3.Bh6+ Rxh6 (3...Kh8 4.Bf8+ Rh6 5.Qxh6#; 3...Kh7 4.Bf8+ Rh6 5.Qxh6#) 4.Rxf7+ Kh8 5.Qxh6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Kg2+ Qh3+ (2...Bh6 3.Rhxh6+ Kg7 4.Rfg6#) 3.Rxh3+ Bh6 4.Rhxh6+ Kg7 5.Rfg6#.
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1.Qxd8+ Kxd8 2.Ne4+ Kc8 (2...Ke8 3.Rb8#) 3.Rd8+ Kxd8 4.Rb8+ Kd7 5.Nc5#.
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1.Qxc7+ Ka7 (1...Ka8 2.Nb6+ Nxb6 (2...Ka7 3.Qxb7#) 3.Qxb7#) 2.Qxb7+ Kxb7 3.Nb6+ Kb8 (3...Ka7 4.Rc7+ Kb8 5.Rb7#) 4.Nd7+ Ka7 5.Rc7#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Ng4+ Bd4 (2...Kg8 3.Nh6#; 2...Qe5 3.Bxe5+ Kg8 4.Nh6#) 3.Bxd4+ Qe5 (3...Kg8 4.Nh6#) 4.Bxe5+ Kg8 5.Nh6#.
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1.Qxh6+ gxh6 (1...Kg8 2.Qxg7#) 2.g7+ Kg8 3.Bh7+ Kxh7 4.gxf8=Q+ Kg6 (4...Nf7 5.Qxf7+ Kh8 6.Qg7#) 5.Rg7+ Kh5 6.Qf5#.
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1.Nc6+ Kc5 2.Be2+ Kxd5 (2...Nc4 3.Qxc4#) 3.Bf3+ Ke6 4.Qf5+ Kxf5 5.Nd4+ Kxf4 6.Bxd6#.
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1.Qe4+ Kb6 2.a5+ Ka6 3.Qxe6+ b6 (3...Bxe6 4.Nc7#; 3...Qxe6 4.Nc7#; 3...Bc6 4.Nc7#) 4.axb6+ Kb7 5.Qxd7+ Kxb6 (5...Kb8 6.Qc7#) 6.Qc7#.
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1.Rxb7+ Kxb7 (1...Kc8 2.Ne7+ Kd8 3.Qb6+ Ke8 (3...Nc7 4.Qxc7+ Ke8 5.Qc8#) 4.Rb8+ Kxe7 (4...Kd7 5.Qd6#; 4...Nd8 5.Qxd8#) 5.Qd6#; 1...Ka8 2.Qa7#) 2.Qb6+ Kc8 (2...Ka8 3.Nc7#) 3.Ne7+ Kd7 4.Qd6+ Ke8 5.Bc6+ Kf8 6.Nf5#.
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1.Ng6+ hxg6 (1...Kg8 2.Qxb3+ Re6 (2...Rc4 3.Qxc4+; 2...Rd5 3.Qxd5+; 2...Qe6 3.Qxe6+ Rxe6 4.Rxf8#; 2...Qf7 3.Qxf7#) 3.Qxe6+ Qxe6 (3...Qf7 4.Qxf7#) 4.Rxf8#; 1...Qxg6 2.Qxf8+ Rxf8 3.Rxf8#) 2.hxg6+ Rh4 (2...Kg8 3.Rh8+ Kxh8 4.Qh5+ Kg8 5.Qh7#) 3.Rxh4+ Kg8 (3...Qxh4 4.Qxf8+ Rxf8 5.Rxf8#) 4.Rh8+ Kxh8 5.Qh5+ Kg8 6.Qh7#.
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Chapter 25 Double Check The next tactical pattern is a special case of a discovered check; it’s called a double check. Double check is a simultaneous attack on the king by two pieces. Such a position can occur only with a discovered check. A king in double check has no defense other than to run away. If the king has no moves after a double check, it’s checkmate! 1129
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In the line 1.Nh6+!, the black king is attacked both by the queen and the knight. After the only possible move 1...Kh8, white checkmates with 2.Qg8#. In the next example, the decisive factor is the opposition of the black king and the white rook along the f-file, which allows white to give a double check:
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After the double check 1.Nh5+!, the black king has only one escape square – 1...Ke6, and this allows white to give checkmate: 2.Bd7#. We should note that white has other discovered checks at his disposal, including another double check – 1.Nxd5+, but all of them lead to a poor position for white. Let’s look at another couple of examples:
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There are several possible ways to reach the black king, but the only way to win is: 1.Nf6+!, and after either king retreat, white checkmates with 2.Bxe7#.
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The decisive move is 1.R1c6+ Ke5 2.Re7#. It’s impossible to interpose against a double check, and the black king has nowhere to go – that’s checkmate!
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1.Nf7+ Kg8 2.Nh6#.
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1.Nxd6+ Ke7 2.Nf5#.
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1.Nf6+ Kf8 2.Qe8#.
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1.Rf7+ Kh8 2.Rh7#.
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1.Nd5+ Ke8 2.Nc7#.
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1.Nc7+ Kb8 2.Na6#.
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1.Nf7+ Kg8 2.Qh8#.
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1.Ng6+ Kf7 2.Nxh8#.
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1.Nf6+ Kh6 (1...Kh8 2.Rh1#) 2.Rh1#.
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1.Ba5+ Kc8 (1...Ke8 2.Rd8#) 2.Rd8#.
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1.Rh7+ Kg8 2.Rh8#.
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1.Rd7+ Ke8 (1...Kf8 2.Rd8#) 2.Rd8#.
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1.Bg8+ Kh8 (1...Kh6 2.Rh7#) 2.Rh7#.
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1.Bd5+ Ke8 2.Bf7+ Kf8 3.Ne6#.
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1.Re5+ Kh4 (1...Kf6 2.Bg5#) 2.Bg5+ Kh5 3.Bg4#.
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1.Ne5+ Kg7 (1...Kh6 2.Qg6#; 1...Kh5 2.Qh7#) 2.Qg6+ Kh8 (2...Kf8 3.Qf7#) 3.Nf7#.
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1.Ne8+ Kh6 (1...Kg8 2.Qg7#; 1...Kf8 2.Qh8#) 2.Qg7+ Kh5 3.Nf6#.
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1.Nc6+ Kc8 (1...Ka8 2.Qb8#) 2.Qb8+ Kd7 3.Qd8#.
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Chapter 26 Combinations In this chapter, we use the double check tactic in conjunction with all other tactics we studied in the previous chapter. 1151
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The decisive move is attraction with 1.Qg7+! Kxg7, followed by a double check: 2.Rxg6#.
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White promotes the pawn to a knight with a double check and delivers an elegant finish: 1.c8=N+! Ka8 2.Ra7#.
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After seizing the square with 1.Qg5+! Rxg5 2.hxg5#, the double check becomes a checkmate.
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White gives a discovered check 1.Nxd7+! to finish the game with double check after 1...Nxe2 2.Nf6# or 1...Ne6 2.Nf6#. Black can’t save the game after 1...Qe7 2.Qxe7# either.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Nxf5#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 2.Bxd5#.
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1.Qh7+ Kxh7 2.g8=Q#.
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1.Qxg8+ Kxg8 2.Rd8#.
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1.Qh7+ Kxh7 2.Nxf6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.hxg6#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg5#.
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1.Qc6+ Kxc6 2.Ne5#.
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1.Bxg7+ Kxg7 2.Qh7#.
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1.Qd6+ Kxd6 2.Bb4#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg5#.
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Bf6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh4#.
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1.Ra8+ Rxa8 2.Nc8#.
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1.Nf5+ Kg8 2.Nh6#.
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1.Rf8+ Kxf8 (1...Kg7 2.Qf7#) 2.Bh6#.
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1.Bh6+ Kxh6 (1...Kf6 2.Qg5#; 1...Kh7 2.Qg7#) 2.Rh1#.
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1.Bf6+ Kxf6 (1...Kxh6 2.Qg5#) 2.Ng8#.
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1.Nxf6+ Kf7 2.Rxd7+ Kxf6 3.Bg5#.
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Nxf7+ Kg8 3.Nh6#.
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1.Qe8+ Rxe8 2.Rxe8+ Kg7 3.Nf5#.
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1.Qg6+ Rxg6 2.hxg6+ Kg8 3.Rh8#.
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828
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Ng6+ Kg8 3.Rh8#.
1180
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh5+ Kg7 3.Rh7#.
1181
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1.Qd8+ Kxd8 2.Bg5+ Ke8 3.Rd8#.
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830
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1.Qd8+ Kxd8 2.Nc6+ Ke8 3.Rd8#.
1183
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1.Nf8+ Kh8 2.Qh7+ Nxh7 3.Nfg6#.
1184
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Rd8+ Kh7 3.Rh8#.
1185
832
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1.Qf8+ Kxf8 2.Bd6+ Ke8 3.Rf8#.
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1.Nxf6+ Kh8 2.Qg8+ Rxg8 3.Nf7#.
1187
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1.hxg6+ Kxg6 2.Be4+ Kf7 3.Rh7#.
1188
834
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1.Qd8+ Kxd8 2.Ba5+ Kc8 3.Rd8#.
1189
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Rxh6+ Kg8 3.Rh8#.
1190
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1.Rg6+ Kh8 2.Qg8+ Rxg8 3.Nf7#.
1191
836
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1.Qh7+ Kxh7 2.Nf6+ Kh8 3.Ng6#.
1192
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1.Qh7+ Kxh7 2.Re7+ Kh8 3.Rh7#.
1193
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1.Nf8+ Kh8 2.Qh7+ Nxh7 3.Ng6#.
1194
838
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1.Qf8+ Kxf8 2.Ne6+ Kg8 3.Rf8#.
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1.Qg7+ Kxg7 2.Nf5+ Kg8 3.Ne7#.
1196
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1.Qa8+ Kxa8 2.Nb6+ Kb8 3.Ra8#.
1197
840
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1.Qg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg5+ Kh6 3.Bg7#.
1198
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Ng6+ Kg8 3.Rh8#.
1199
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Ne6+ Ke8 3.Nxg7#.
1200
842
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg5+ Kh6 3.Bg7#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Bg8+ Kh8 3.Rh7#.
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1.Qg8+ Kxg8 2.Be6+ Kh8 3.Rg8#.
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844
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1.Nh6+ Kh8 2.Qg8+ Rxg8 3.Nf7#.
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1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Bf6+ Kg8 3.Rh8#.
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1.Rh8+ Bxh8 2.Ne7+ Kf8 3.Rg8#.
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846
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1.Qd8+ Kxd8 2.Bg5+ Ke8 3.Rd8#.
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1.Nf8+ Kg8 (1...Kh8 2.Ng6+ Kh7 3.Rh8#) 2.Ng6+ Kf7 3.Rf8#.
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1.Rf8+ Kh7 (1...Kxf8 2.Ng6#) 2.Bg8+ Kh8 3.Ng6#.
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848
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1.Rxa6+ bxa6 (1...Na7 2.Rxa7#) 2.b7+ Ka7 3.b8=Q#.
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1.Qg7+ Ke7 (1...Kxg7 2.f8=Q#) 2.f8=Q+ Ke6 3.Bxc4#.
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1.Qg6+ Kh8 (1...Qxg6 2.hxg6#; 1...fxg6 2.hxg6#) 2.fxg7+ Rxg7 3.Qxg7#.
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850
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1.Bf6+ Kh6 (1...Kf8 2.Rd8#) 2.Bg7+ Kh5 3.Rh6#.
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1.Qxb7+ Kxb7 2.Nc5+ Kc7 (2...Kb8 3.Na6#) 3.Na6#.
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1.Nxh6+ Kh8 (1...Kxf8 2.Qf7#) 2.Qg8+ Nxg8 3.Nf7#.
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852
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1.Qd8+ Kxd8 2.Bg5+ Kc7 (2...Ke8 3.Rd8#) 3.Bd8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bd6+ Ke8 (2...Kg8 3.Rxd8#) 3.Bc6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kf8 2.Qh8#) 2.Nf6+ Kh6 (2...Kh8 3.Nf7#) 3.Nf7#.
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854
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1.Qxf7+ Kh8 (1...Kxf7 2.Rf5#) 2.Qxe8+ Bf8 3.Qxf8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bd6+ Kg8 (2...Ke8 3.Rf8#) 3.Rf8#.
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1.Qe8+ Kxe8 2.Bb5+ Kf7 (2...Kd8 3.Re8#) 3.Be8#.
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856
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1.Qe8+ Kxe8 2.Bb5+ Kd8 (2...Kf8 3.Re8#) 3.Re8#.
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1.Qg7+ Kxg7 2.Nf5+ Kf7 (2...Kg8 3.Nh6#) 3.Nh6#.
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1.Rg4+ Kh5 (1...Kxg4 2.Be2#) 2.Bf7+ Kxg4 (2...Bg6 3.Rh4#; 2...g6 3.Rh4#) 3.h3#.
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858
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kf8 2.Qh8#) 2.hxg6+ Kg8 3.Rh8#.
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1.Qh6+ Bxh6 (1...Kg8 2.Qh8+ Bxh8 3.Nh6#) 2.Ng5+ Kh8 3.Rh7#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg3+ Kf6 (2...Kh8 3.Nxf7#) 3.Nd7#.
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860
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1.Rc8+ Ka7 (1...Kxc8 2.Nb6#) 2.Bb8+ Ka8 3.Nb6#.
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1.Qxc7+ Kxc7 2.Bxe5+ Kb6 (2...Kd7 3.Rc7#) 3.Bc7#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Nf6+ Kh6 (2...Kh8 3.Rh3#) 3.Rh3#.
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862
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rf7+ Kh6 (2...Kh8 3.Rh7#) 3.Rh7#.
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1.Qxg5+ fxg5 (1...Kf7 2.Bh5#) 2.Rh8+ Kf7 3.Bh5#.
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1.Bf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kd7 2.Qxg4+ f5 3.Qxf5#) 2.Nxe5+ Ke6 (2...Ke7 3.Qf7#; 2...Kg7 3.Qxg4#) 3.Qf7#.
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864
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1.Nf6+ Kh8 (1...Kh6 2.Qh7+ Rxh7 3.Ng8#) 2.Qh7+ Rxh7 3.Rg8#.
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1.Qxc8+ Kxc8 2.Be6+ Kb8 (2...Kd8 3.Rc8#) 3.Rc8#.
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1.Qxg8+ Kxg8 2.Ne7+ Kf8 (2...Kh8 3.Rh1#; 2...Kh7 3.Rh1#) 3.Ng6#.
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866
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1.Nxg6+ Bxg6 (1...Kg8 2.Ne7+ Kf7 (2...Kh8 3.Qg7#) 3.Qg6#) 2.Rxh7+ Bxh7 (2...Kxh7 3.Qxg6+ Kh8 4.Qg7#) 3.Qg7#.
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867
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1.Qg4+ Kxf6 (1...Nxg4 2.Rd6#) 2.Bxe5+ Ke7 (2...Kxe5 3.Qf5#) 3.Qd7#.
1238
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1.gxf6+ Kh8 (1...Kxh6 2.Be3#) 2.Rg8+ Rxg8 3.Nxf7#.
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868
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Qh6#) 2.Rxg5+ Kf8 (2...Kh8 3.Qh6#; 2...Kh7 3.Qh3#) 3.Rg8#.
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1.Qxe6+ Qxe6 (1...Re7 2.Qg8#; 1...Kf8 2.Rd8#) 2.Rd8+ Kf7 3.Rf8#.
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1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bh6+ Kg8 (2...Ke8 3.Rf8#) 3.Rf8#.
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870
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1.Qf8+ Rxf8 2.Nd6+ Ke7 3.Nf5+ Ke8 4.Nxg7#.
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1.Rg6+ Kh7 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Rh7+ Kg8 4.Rh8#.
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1.Nb6+ Ka7 2.Nc8+ Ka8 3.Qa7+ Nxa7 4.Nb6#.
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872
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1.Rxb7+ Ka8 2.Rb8+ Kxb8 3.Bf4+ Rd6 4.Bxd6#.
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1.Ng6+ Kh7 2.Nf8+ Kh8 3.Qh7+ Nxh7 4.Ng6#.
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1.Rf8+ Kxf8 2.Nd7+ Rxd7 3.Rc8+ Rd8 4.Rxd8#.
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874
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1.Be7+ Ke8 2.Rf8+ Kd7 3.Bf6+ Qe7 4.Rxe7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kh8 (1...Kxg7 2.Ne6+ Kh6 (2...Kh8 3.Qg7#) 3.Qg5#) 2.Rxh7+ Kg8 3.Ne6+ Kxh7 (3...Ng6 4.Qxg6#) 4.Qg7#.
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1.Qh7+ Nxh7 2.gxh7+ Kh8 (2...Kf8 3.h8=Q#) 3.Nf7+ Kxh7 4.Nxf6#.
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876
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1.Qg8+ Kxg8 (1...Rxg8 2.Nf7#) 2.Ne7+ Kf8 (2...Kh8 3.Nf7#) 3.N7g6+ hxg6 4.Nxg6#.
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1.Qxh6+ Rxh6 (1...Kxh6 2.Rh3#; 1...Kg8 2.Qh8#) 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Rg8+ Kh7 4.R1g7#.
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1.Nf8+ Kh8 (1...Kg8 2.Ne7+ Kh8 3.Nfg6+ Kh7 4.Rh8#) 2.Ng6+ Kh7 3.Rh8+ Kxg6 4.Ne7#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kf8 2.Qh8#) 2.Nf6+ Kg7 3.Nxe8+ Kg8 (3...Kf8 4.Rh8#) 4.Rh8#.
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1.Qxe6+ Qxe6 (1...Bxe6 2.Rxg7+ Kh8 3.Rh7+ Kg8 4.Rh8#; 1...Kh8 2.Bxg7#; 1...Rf7 2.Qxf7+ Kh8 3.Qxg7#) 2.Rxg7+ Kh8 3.Rh7+ Kg8 4.Rh8#.
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1.Qe7+ Kxe7 2.Nxg6+ Kd8 (2...Kd6 3.Nf7#) 3.Nf7+ Kc8 4.Ne7#.
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880
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Nf6+ Kh6 (2...Kh8 3.Rh3+ Qh5 4.Rxh5#) 3.Rh3+ Qh5 4.Rxh5#.
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1.Rc8+ Kb7 (1...Kxc8 2.Bxa6+ Kd8 (2...Kb8 3.Qc8#) 3.Qc8#) 2.Bd5+ Rxd5 (2...Nxd5 3.Rb8+ Kxb8 4.Qc8#; 2...Qc6 3.Qxc6#) 3.Rb8+ Kxb8 4.Qc8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh5+ Kg8 (2...Kg6 3.Nf4#) 3.Ne7+ Kf8 4.Ng6#.
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882
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1.Bf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kd7 2.Qf5+ Kd6 3.Qe6#) 2.Ne5+ Ke6 (2...Kg7 3.Qf7#; 2...Kg8 3.Qf7#; 2...Ke7 3.Qf7+ Kd6 4.Nc4#) 3.Qf7+ Kd6 (3...Kf5 4.g4#) 4.Nc4#.
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1.Nhg6+ Kh7 2.Nf8+ Kh8 (2...Kh6 3.Qg6#) 3.Qh7+ Ngxh7 (3...Nfxh7 4.Nfg6#) 4.Nfg6#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.hxg6+ Kxg6 (2...Kg8 3.Rh8#) 3.Rh6+ Kg5 4.R1h5#.
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884
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Nf6+ Kh6 (2...Kh8 3.Ng6#) 3.Neg4+ Kg5 4.h4#.
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1.Bxe5+ Rxe5 (1...Kg8 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (3...Kg8 4.Qxg6#) 4.Qxg6#; 1...Bf6 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (2...Kg8 3.Qxg6+ Bg7 4.Qxg7#) 3.Qxg6+ Kh8 4.Qh7#; 1...Rf6 2.Bxf6+ Bxf6 (2...Kg8 3.Qe8#) 3.Qe8#) 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (2...Kg8 3.Qxg6#) 3.Qxg6+ Kh8 4.Qh7#.
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1.Qd7+ Bxd7 2.Nd6+ Kd8 3.Nf7+ Kc8 4.Re8+ Bxe8 5.Rd8#.
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886
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1.Qxg7+ Nxg7 2.Rxg7+ Kh8 3.Rg8+ Kxg8 4.Rg1+ Qg5 5.Rxg5#.
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1.Nd7+ Kxb7 2.Qb8+ Ka6 3.Qb6+ Rxb6 4.Nxc5+ Ka5 5.b4#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg6+ Kh7 3.Rg7+ Kh8 4.Rh7+ Kg8 5.Rh8#.
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888
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Rxh7 2.Ne7+ Kf8 (2...Kh8 3.Rg8#) 3.Rg8+ Kxe7 4.Re8#; 1...Kf7 2.Nxe5+ Ke7 (2...Kf8 3.Qh8+ Ke7 4.Qe8#) 3.Rxg7+ Kd8 (3...Qxg7 4.Qxg7+ Kd8 5.Qf8#; 3...Qf7 4.Rxf7+ Ke8 5.Qg8#; 3...Kf8 4.Qh8#) 4.Qg8+ Qf8 5.Qxf8#) 2.Bg4+ Qh4 (2...Kg8 3.Rh8+ Kf7 4.Rf8#) 3.Rxh4+ Kg8 4.Rh8+ Kf7 5.Rf8#.
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1.Rxg7+ Bxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Nf7+ Bxf7 3.Rg8+ Kh7 4.Rh8#) 2.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (2...Kh8 3.Ng6+ Bxg6 4.Rg8+ Kh7 5.hxg6#) 3.Nd7+ Nf6 (3...Kh7 4.Nf8#) 4.Bxf6+ Kh7 5.Nf8#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qh2+ Kg8 3.Qh7+ Kxh7 4.Nf6+ Kh6 (4...Kh8 5.Rh1#) 5.Rh1#.
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1.Bf5+ Kh8 2.Nf7+ Kg8 3.Nxh6+ Kh8 (3...Kf8 4.Qf7#) 4.Qg8+ Nxg8 5.Nf7#.
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891
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1.Ng5+ Kh8 (1...Kh6 2.Nf7+ Kh7 3.Qh6+ Bxh6 4.Ng5+ Kh8 5.Rh7#) 2.Nf7+ Kh7 3.Qh6+ Bxh6 4.Ng5+ Kh8 5.Rh7#.
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1.Qf8+ Kb7 (1...Nb8 2.Qxb8#) 2.Na5+ Kb6 3.Nd5+ Kxa5 4.Qb4+ Naxb4 (4...Rxb4 5.axb4#; 4...Ncxb4 5.axb4#; 4...Qxb4 5.axb4#) 5.axb4#.
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1.gxf7+ Kxh7 (1...Kf8 2.Rg8+ Ke7 3.f8=Q+ Ke6 4.Rg6#) 2.Qh1+ Nh6 (2...Nh4 3.Qxh4#) 3.Qe4+ Nf5 (3...Kh8 4.Qe5+ Kh7 5.Qg7#) 4.Qxf5+ Kh6 (4...Kh8 5.Qh5#) 5.Qg6#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rd7+ Kg6 3.Rg7+ Kf5 4.Rf1+ Qf4 (4...Qf2+ 5.Rxf2#) 5.Rxf4#.
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1.Qxg8+ Ke7 (1...Kxg8 2.Nf6#) 2.Rxd7+ Kxd7 3.Qxf7+ Kd8 (3...Kc8 4.Qc7#) 4.Qc7+ Kxe8 5.Rh8#.
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1.Qh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kf8 2.Qh8#) 2.Nf6+ Kxh6 (2...Kh8 3.Bxg7+ Kxg7 (3...Rxg7 4.Rh3+ Rh7 5.Rxh7#) 4.Rg3+ Kxf6 (4...Kh6 5.Rg6#; 4...Kh8 5.Rg8#; 4...Kf8 5.Rg8#) 5.Rg6#) 3.Rh3+ Kg5 4.Rg3+ Kxf6 (4...Kf4 5.Rg4#; 4...Kh4 5.Rg4#; 4...Kh6 5.Rg6#) 5.Rg6#.
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1.Nxg6+ Kg7 (1...fxg6 2.Qe7#) 2.Ne8+ Kxg6 (2...Kh7 3.Qg7#; 2...Kg8 3.Qg7#) 3.Qf6+ Kh5 (3...Kh7 4.Qg7#) 4.Ng7+ Kg4 5.Qf5#.
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1.Qxf7+ Kh8 2.Qg8+ Kxg8 (2...Rxg8 3.Nf7#) 3.Ne7+ Kf8 (3...Kh8 4.Nf7#) 4.N5g6+ hxg6 5.Nxg6#.
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1.dxc7+ Kb6 (1...Kb5 2.Qb4#; 1...Kd5 2.Nf6#) 2.Qb4+ Ka7 3.Nc6+ Qxc6 4.Qb8+ Rxb8 5.c8=N#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.hxg6+ Kg7 (2...Kg8 3.Rh8+ Kg7 4.R1h7#) 3.Rh7+ Kg8 4.Rh8+ Kg7 5.R1h7#.
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1.Qf6+ Kg8 (1...Rg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Qg7+ Rxg7 3.Nf6+ Kh8 4.hxg7+ Kxg7 5.Rh7#.
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1.Qd8+ Kxd8 2.Nxe6+ Ke7 (2...Kc8 3.Rd8#; 2...Ke8 3.Nxg7+ Bxg7 4.Bg5+ Qe6 5.Rd8#) 3.Bg5+ f6 (3...Ke8 4.Rd8#) 4.Nd8+ Re3 (4...Qe2 5.Rxe2+ Re3 6.Rxe3#; 4...Qe6 5.Rxe6#) 5.Rxe3+ Qe6 6.Rxe6#.
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1.Re5+ Kd7 (1...Bxe5 2.Qe6+ Qe7 3.Qxe7#; 1...Nxe5 2.Qe6+ Qe7 3.Qxe7#; 1...fxe5 2.Qe6+ Qe7 3.Qxe7#; 1...Qe7 2.Rxe7+ Kf8 3.Qxf7#) 2.Qe6+ Kc6 3.Rc5+ Kb6 4.Bc7+ Ka7 (4...Kxc5 5.Qc4#) 5.Ra5+ Qa6 6.Qxa6#.
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1.Qd8+ Kxd8 (1...Kf7 2.e6+ Kg6 (2...Kxe6 3.Nf4+ Kf7 4.Ne5#; 2...Bxe6 3.Ne5#) 3.Nf4+ Kh6 4.Qh4#) 2.Bg5+ Ke8 3.Rd8+ Kf7 4.e6+ Kxe6 (4...Bxe6 5.Ne5#; 4...Kg6 5.Nf4#) 5.Nf4+ Kf7 6.Ne5#.
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1.Bh7+ Kh8 2.Nxf7+ Rxf7 3.Ng6+ Kxh7 4.Nf8+ Kg8 (4...Kh8 5.Qh7#) 5.Qh7+ Kxf8 6.Qh8#.
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1.Bb4+ Ke6 2.exd5+ Kxd5 (2...Kf5 3.Bd7#) 3.Bb3+ Kxd4 4.Bc5+ Kd3 5.Bc4+ Kd2 6.Bb4#.
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1.Nf7+ Kg8 (1...Kg7 2.Qxh6+ Kg8 3.Qh8+ Bxh8 4.Nh6#; 1...Rxf7 2.Re8+ Rf8 (2...Kg7 3.Qxh6#; 2...Kh7 3.Qxh6#) 3.Rxf8+ Kg7 (3...Kh7 4.Qxh6#) 4.Qxh6#; 1...Kh7 2.Qxh6+ Kg8 3.Qh8+ Bxh8 4.Nh6#) 2.Nxh6+ Kh8 3.Nf7+ Kg7 (3...Kg8 4.Qh8+ Bxh8 5.Nh6#) 4.Qh6+ Kg8 5.Qh8+ Bxh8 6.Nh6#.
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1.Ne5+ Rxe5 (1...fxe5 2.Bxe4+ Kh5 (2...Kh6 3.Rh7#; 2...Kf6 3.Rg6#) 3.Bg6+ Kh4 (3...Kh6 4.Rh7#) 4.Rh7+ Qh6 5.Rxh6#; 1...Kf5 2.Bh3#; 1...Kh5 2.Rh1#; 1...Kh6 2.Rh1#) 2.Bxe4+ Kh5 (2...Kh6 3.Rh7#) 3.Bg6+ (3.Rh7+ Qh6 4.Bg6+ Kh4 5.Rxh6+ Rh5 6.Rxh5#) 3...Kh4 (3...Kh6 4.Rh7#) 4.Rh7+ Qh6 (4...Rh5 5.Rxh5#) 5.Rxh6+ Rh5 6.Rxh5#.
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1.Bxg6+ Kxg6 (1...Kg8 2.Qf7#) 2.Qe8+ Kh7 (2...Kg7 3.Ra7+ Kg8 4.Qf7#; 2...Kg7 3.Ra7+ Kg8 (3...Nd7 4.Rxd7#) 4.Qf7#) 3.Ra7+ Bg7 (3...Nd7 4.Qxd7+ Kg6 (4...Kg8 5.Qf7#; 4...Bg7 5.Qxg7#) 5.Qf7#; 3...Kg8 4.Qf7#) 4.Qxh5+ Kg8 (4...Nh6 5.Qxh6+ Kg8 6.Rxg7#) 5.Qf7+ Kh7 (5...Kh8 6.Qxg7#) 6.Qxg7#.
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1.Be6+ Kh7 (1...Kh8 2.Be5+ Kh7 3.Rf7+ Kg8 4.Rf8+ Kh7 5.Bg8#; 1...Kg7 2.Be5+ Kh7 3.Rf7+ Kg8 4.Rf8+ Kh7 5.Bg8#) 2.Rf7+ Kg8 (2...Kh8 3.Be5+ Kg8 4.Rf8+ Kh7 5.Bg8#) 3.Rf8+ Kh7 (3...Kg7 4.Be5+ Kh7 5.Bg8#) 4.Bg8+ Kg7 (4...Kh8 5.Be5+ Qf6 6.Bxf6#) 5.Be5+ Qf6 6.Bxf6#.
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Chapter 27 Windmill Another special case of a discovered check has an unusual name: the “windmill”. A windmill in chess is a typical combination with alternating ordinary and discovered checks, which is used to win material and improve the position of pieces without losing time. 1293
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Here, we see one of the most popular windmill patterns. The white bishop can go to any square along the b1-h7 diagonal without wasting a move! To solve the puzzle, you have to get it to the g6 square: 1.Bh7+! Kh8 2.Bg6+! Kg8. The position has only slightly changed in comparison with the diagram, but now white can deliver a mate in two: 3.Qh7+ Kf8 4.Qxf7#. The windmill can be built with many different pairs of pieces, for instance, a queen and knight:
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After 1.Qg5+ Kc8, white can improve the position of his knight: 2.Ne7+! Kd8 3.Nc6+! Kc8. From the c6 square, the knight can finish the combination: 4.Na7#. We should note that other discovered knight checks don’t lead to a win, for instance, 3.Ng6+ is met with 3...Kc8, and white can’t play 4.Nxh8? due to 4...Nf3+ 5.Kh3 Nxg5+, and black soon wins. Still, even if white plays the wrong discovered check on the third move, he can still retreat with 4.Ne7+!, and then, after 4...Kd8, finish the combination in the correct way. In the next position, the windmill is performed by a rook and knight:
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After 1.Rc8+ Kh7, white uses the windmill pattern to get the knight to g6 and deliver checkmate: 2.Nf8+! Kg8 3.Ng6+ Kh7 4.Rh8#. 2...Kh8 changes nothing: 3.Ng6+ Kh7 4.Rh8#. The most famous windmill is probably the construction built with a rook and a bishop:
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The white rook can visit all the squares on the seventh rank with checks: 1.Rg7+! Kf8 2.Rxd7+! Kg8 3.Rg7+! Kf8 4.Rb7+! Kg8, and now it delivers checkmate: 5.Rxb8+ Nf8 6.Rxf8#.
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1.Rf8+ Kh7 2.Bg8+ Kh8 3.Bf7+ Kh7 4.Bg6#.
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1.Bh7+ Kh8 (1...Kf7 2.Bg6+ (2.Qg6+ Kf8 3.Qg8#) 2...Kg8 3.Qh7+ Kf8 4.Qh8#) 2.Bg6+ Kg8 3.Qh7+ Kf8 4.Qh8#.
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1.Qf6+ Kc8 (1...Ke8 2.Qe7#) 2.Ne7+ Kd8 3.Nc6+ Kc8 (3...Ke8 4.Qe7#) 4.Na7#.
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1.Bf5+ Kh5 2.Bxd3+ Kg4 3.Bf5+ Kh5 4.Be4+ Kg4 5.Bf3#.
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1.Nf8+ Kg8 (1...Kh8 2.Ng6+ Kh7 3.Rh8#) 2.Nxd7+ Rc8 (2...Kh7 3.Nf8+ Kg8 (3...Kh8 4.Ng6+ Kh7 5.Rh8#) 4.Ng6+ Kh7 5.Rh8#) 3.Rxc8+ Kh7 4.Nf8+ Kg8 (4...Kh8 5.Ng6+ Kh7 6.Rh8#) 5.Ng6+ Kh7 6.Rh8#.
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1.Be4+ Kh8 (1...Rf5 2.Bxf5+ Kh8 3.Ng6+ Kh7 4.Ne5+ Kh8 5.Nf7#) 2.Ng6+ Kh7 3.Nxf8+ Kh8 4.Ng6+ Kh7 5.Ne5+ Kh8 6.Nf7#.
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Chapter 28 Combinations In this chapter, we use the windmill tactic in conjunction with all other tactics we studied in the previous chapters. Actually, it’s almost impossible to assemble a “pure” windmill without using additional tactical patterns. The windmill is used much more often as part of a combination, to eliminate the opponent’s pieces with checks or to improve the position of a piece without losing the right to move. 1303
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Smothered mate is one of the most famous checkmating patterns. White plays 1.Nc7+! Kb8 2.Nxa6+! Ka8 3.Qb8+! Rxb8 4.Nc7#. After 1...Rxc7, white checkmates with 2.Qe8+ Rc8 3.Qxc8#. In addition to a short windmill, white used deflection, double check and blocking in this puzzle. The ending of the next puzzle is also standard:
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After landing an “attraction + elimination” blow with 1.Qxh7+! Kxh7, white plays 2.Rh4+ Kg7 and checkmates the black king with a windmill on the h-file – 3.Bh6+! Kh7 4.Bf8#. 3...Kh8 4.Bf8# changes nothing. Most combinations that include a windmill are fairly complicated. Let’s look at two more examples:
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White needs only a couple of pieces to deliver checkmate. After carefully calculating the lines, he should play 1.Qh5+ Kg8. Then he uses “vacation” to get rid of his own knight: 2.Ne7+! Rxe7. And, finally, he delivers a checkmate with the windmill: 3.Bh7+! Kh8 4.Bg6+! Kg8 5.Qh7#.
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The decisive move is 1.Qe8+! Bd8 – the black bishop is forced to block the escape square for the king. Then 2.Qxd7+! follows (the standard “attraction + elimination” idea) 2...Kxd7 3.Bg4+ Kd6. And only now the windmill makes a sudden appearance: 4.Re6+! Kd7 5.Re5+! Kd6 6.c5#. Of course, black loses even more quickly after 2...Kb8 3.Qxd8#.
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1.Rh4+ Kg8 2.Bh7+ Kh8 3.Bg8+ Kxg8 4.Qh7#.
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1.Qxg8+ Rxg8 (1...Kxg8 2.Rxg7+ Kh8 3.Rg4#) 2.Bxg7+ Rxg7 3.Rf8+ Rg8 4.Rgxg8#. (4.Rfxg8#)
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh5+ Kg7 3.Bh6+ Kh7 (3...Kh8 4.Bf8#) 4.Bf8#.
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1.Qxf6+ Qxf6 (1...Bxf6 2.Rxh5+ Kg7 3.Bh6+ Kh8 4.Bf8#) 2.Rxh5+ Kg7 3.Bh6+ Kh8 4.Bf8#.
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1.Qh6+ Bxh6 2.Bxh6+ Kh7 (2...Kh8 3.Bf8+ Qh4 4.Rxh4#) 3.Bf8+ Qh4 4.Rxh4#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3+ Kg6 3.Bh5+ Kh6 (3...Kh7 4.Bxf7#) 4.Bxf7#.
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1.Nf7+ Kg8 2.Nh6+ Kh8 (2...Kf8 3.Qf7#) 3.Qg8+ Rxg8 4.Nf7#.
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1.Nc7+ Kb8 2.Na6+ Ka8 (2...Kc8 3.Qc7#) 3.Qb8+ Rxb8 4.Nc7#.
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1.Nd7+ Kc8 2.Nb6+ Kb8 (2...Kd8 3.Qd7#) 3.Qc8+ Rxc8 4.Nd7#.
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1.Nf7+ Kg8 (1...Rxf7 2.Qd8+ Rf8 3.Qxf8#) 2.Nh6+ Kh8 3.Qg8+ Bxg8 (3...Rxg8 4.Nf7#) 4.Nf7#.
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1.Nc7+ Kd8 2.Ne6+ Ke8 (2...Kc8 3.Qc7#) 3.Qd8+ Nxd8 4.Nc7#.
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1.Ng7+ Kf8 2.Nxe6+ Ke8 (2...Kg8 3.Qg7#) 3.Qf8+ Bxf8 4.Ng7#.
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1.Qe8+ Kf6 2.Qd8+ Kf7 (2...Kg6 3.Be8+ Kh6 4.Qg5#) 3.Be8+ Kf8 (3...Kg8 4.Bg6#) 4.Bg6#.
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1.Qh8+ Rxh8 2.Nf6+ Kg7 3.Nxd7+ Kg8 (3...Kh7 4.Rf7+ Kg8 5.Rg7#) 4.Rf8+ Kh7 5.Rxh8#.
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1.Qh5+ Kd8 2.Nf7+ Ke8 3.Nd6+ Kd8 4.Qe8+ Rxe8 5.Nf7#.
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1.Qxg7+ Bxg7 2.Bxg7+ Kg8 3.Be5+ Kf8 4.Bd6+ Ke8 5.Rg8#.
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1.Qe6+ Kh8 (1...Rf7 2.Qxf7+ Kh8 3.Qf8#) 2.Nf7+ Kg8 (2...Rxf7 3.Qc8+ Qe8 (3...Rf8 4.Qxf8#) 4.Qxe8+ Rf8 5.Qxf8#) 3.Nh6+ Kh8 4.Qg8+ Rxg8 5.Nf7#.
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1.Qxd5+ Kh8 (1...Kf8 2.Qf7#) 2.Nf7+ Kg8 3.Nh6+ Kh8 (3...Kf8 4.Qf7#) 4.Qg8+ Rxg8 5.Nf7#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3+ Kg8 3.Nh6+ Kh7 (3...Kh8 4.Nf5+ Kg8 5.Ne7#) 4.Nf5+ Kg8 5.Ne7#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Nf5+ Kg6 3.Ne7+ Kg7 4.Bh6+ Kh8 (4...Kh7 5.Bf8#) 5.Bf8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Rxh7 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 3.Rh3+ Kg7 4.Bh6+ Kh7 (4...Kh8 5.Bf8#) 5.Bf8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3+ Kg6 (2...Bh6 3.Rxh6#) 3.Bh5+ Kh7 (3...Kf5 4.Rf3#) 4.Bxf7+ Bh6 5.Rxh6#.
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1.Qg7+ Rxg7 2.Bg6+ Kg8 (2...Rh7 3.Rxh7+ Kg8 4.Nh6#) 3.Nh6+ Kh8 4.Nxf7+ Kg8 5.Rh8#.
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1.Qe6+ Kf8 (1...Kh8 2.Bf6+ Kh7 3.Qf7#; 1...Kg7 2.Bf6+ Kf8 (2...Kh7 3.Qf7#) 3.Qe7+ Kg8 4.Qg7#; 1...Kh7 2.Qf7+ Kh8 3.Bf6#) 2.Be7+ Kg7 (2...Ke8 3.Bxd6+ (3.Bf6+ Kf8 4.Qe7+ Kg8 5.Qg7#) 3...Kd8 4.Qe7#) 3.Bf6+ Kf8 (3...Kh7 4.Qf7#) 4.Qe7+ Kg8 5.Qg7#.
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1.Rc8+ Bxc8 (1...Be8 2.Rxe8+ Kg7 3.Bf8+ Kg8 4.Bh6#) 2.Rxc8+ Kg7 3.Bf8+ Kg8 4.Bh6+ Bd8 5.Rxd8#.
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 (1...Kf7 2.Qh5+ Ng6 (2...Kf6 3.g5#) 3.Qxg6#) 2.Qh5+ (2.Qh4+) 2...Kg8 3.Bh7+ Kh8 4.Bg6+ Kg8 (4...Bh6 5.Qxh6+ Kg8 6.Qh7#) 5.Qh7#.
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1.Qc4+ Kh8 (1...Rd5 2.Qxd5+; 1...Rf7 2.Qxf7+ Kh8 3.Qf8#; 1...Re6 2.Qxe6+) 2.Nf7+ Kg8 (2...Rxf7 3.Qc8+ Rd8 4.Rxd8+ Rf8 5.Rxf8+ Qxf8 6.Qxf8#) 3.Nxh6+ Kh8 4.Qg8+ Rxg8 5.Nf7#.
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1.Nh6+ Kh8 2.Nf7+ Kg8 3.Qxg7+ Kxg7 4.Rh7+ Kg8 5.Nh6#.
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1.Qxa6+ bxa6 2.Bf3+ Ka7 3.Rb7+ Ka8 4.Rd7+ Kb8 5.Rd8+ Ka7 6.Ra8#.
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1.Qxb7+ Kxb7 2.Nc5+ Kb8 (2...Kc8 3.Bb7+ Kb8 4.Nc6#) 3.Rb1+ Bb3 (3...Kc8 4.Bb7+ Kb8 5.Nc6#) 4.Rxb3+ Kc8 5.Bb7+ Kb8 6.Nc6#.
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1.Bc8+ Kb5 (1...Rxc8 2.Qxa7+ Kb5 3.a4#; 1...Ka5 2.Qxa7+ Rxa7 (2...Kb5 3.a4#) 3.Rxa7+ Kb5 4.a4#) 2.a4+ Kxa4 (2...Ka5 3.Qxa7+ Rxa7 4.Rxa7#) 3.Qxa7+ Rxa7 (3...Kb5 4.Ba6+ Ka4 (4...Ka5 5.Bxc4+ Rxa7 6.Rxa7#) 5.Bxc4+ Rxa7 6.Rxa7#) 4.Rxa7+ Kb5 5.Ba6+ Ka4 (5...Ka5 6.Bxc4#) 6.Bxc4#.
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1.Nf6+ Bxf6 (1...gxf6 2.Qg4+ Kh8 3.Rxh7#; 1...Kh8 2.Rxh7#) 2.Bxh7+ Kh8 3.Bb1+ Kg8 4.Rh8+ Kxh8 5.Qh5+ Kg8 6.Qh7#.
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1.Bf6+ Qxf6 (1...Qe7 2.Bxe7#) 2.Qd6+ Kc8 3.Bd7+ Kd8 4.Bc6+ Kc8 5.Qd7+ Kb8 6.Qxb7#.
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1.Rh4+ Kg1 2.Rg4+ Kh2 3.Rg2+ Kxh1 (3...Kh3 4.Ng5+ Kh4 5.Rh2#) 4.Rg4+ Kh2 5.Rh4+ Kg1 6.Rh1#.
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1.Rd8+ Be8 (1...Re8 2.Nf7+ Kg8 3.Nh6+ Kh8 (3...Kf8 4.Qf7#) 4.Qg8+ Rxg8 5.Nf7#) 2.Rxe8+ Rxe8 (2...Nf8 3.Rxf8#) 3.Nf7+ Kg8 4.Nh6+ Kh8 (4...Kf8 5.Qf7#) 5.Qg8+ Rxg8 6.Nf7#.
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1.Qf8+ (1.Qh8+ Bh7 2.Qf8+ Kg6=) 1.Qf8+ Kh7 (1...Kg6 2.Bf7+ Kh7 3.Qg8+ Kh6 4.Qh8+ Bh7 5.Qf8#; 1...Kh5 2.Bf7+ Bg6 3.Qh8#) 2.Bg8+ Kg6 (2...Kh8 3.Bf7+ Kh7 4.Qg8+ Kh6 5.Qh8+ Bh7 6.Qf8#) 3.Bf7+ Kh7 4.Qg8+ Kh6 5.Qh8+ Bh7 6.Qf8#.
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Chapter 29 Interference To conclude, we study the tactical pattern of interference. Interference is placing a piece along the attacking line of the opposing long-range piece to disrupt its attacking or defending activity. In the context of forced checkmating, “pure” interference only occurs when one of the pieces of the mating side is pinned and cannot take part in the game. 1343
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The white knight is pinned and cannot move, but after 1.Qg4+! it regains freedom of movement and quickly checkmates the black king: 1...Kf7 2.Nh6#. The other reply doesn’t work either 1...Ng7 2.Nh6#. In the next example, interference is used in a similar way:
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To get rid of the pin, the white queen should get to the g4 square. It’s rather easy to do: 1.Qxh5+ Kg7 2.Qg4+!, and after any king’s retreat, for instance, 2...Kh7, white checkmates with 3.Rh5#. 1...Kg8 2.Qg4+ Kh7 3.Rh5# changes nothing. Opposing pieces can also be used for interference if you can force the opponent to put them onto the opposing line:
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The white knight cannot move, but after 1.Qe7+! Kd5 the black king is forced to block the long diagonal and gets white out of the pin: 2.Nb4#.
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After 1.g5+ Kf5 2.e4+! Nxe4, white blocks the pin along the long diagonal with the help of the black knight, which allows him to get his only minor piece into the game – 3.Ne7#.
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1.Qh4+ Kg6 2.Ne5#.
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1.Qg3+ Kf8 (1...Kf6 2.Qg5#) 2.Bh6#.
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1.Rg2+ Kh5 (1...Kh7 2.Rh3#; 1...Kh6 2.Rh3#) 2.Rh3#.
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1.h4+ Kf5 2.Bg4+ Ke5 3.Rd5#.
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1.h5+ Kg5 2.f4+ Rxf4 3.Rg7#.
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1.Qg4+ Kh7 (1...Kh8 2.Qh3+ Kg7 3.Qg2+ Kh8 4.Rh3#; 1...Kh6 2.Qh3+ Kg5 3.Qg2+ Kh4 4.Rh3#) 2.Qh3+ Kg6 3.Qg2+ Kh7 4.Rh3#.
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Chapter 30 Combinations In this chapter, the interference tactic is used in conjunction with all the tactics we studied in the previous chapters. As part of a combination, interference can be used both to break a pin, like in the previous chapter, or to protect an attacked piece. 1353
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In the span of a two-move combination, white manages to use four different tactics: 1.Qxh6+! (“attraction + elimination”) 1...Kxh6 2.Nf6#. This move is both a discovered check and an interference. It interferes with the black queen, which could capture the h4 rook in case of any other knight move. Similar ideas lead to checkmate in the following position:
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The combination starts with blocking 1.Qh7+! Nxh7, then windmill and interference are used: 2.Nf7+! Kg8 3.Ne5+! This move blocks the e-file for the queen, preventing it from capturing the bishop: 3...Kh8 4.Ng6# or 3...Kf8 4.Ng6#. The next example demonstrates that interference, like all other tactics from Part 3 of this book, can be used to overpower the king’s defenders.
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The back rank is defended by only one black rook. White can’t eliminate or deflect it, so he has to resort to interference! 1.Nd8+! Qxd5 2.Qe8#. Otherwise, 1...Kh8 2.Qe8#.
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After 1.Rd8+!, black has a choice between white interfering with the black queen 1...Bxd8 2.Qe8# or its deflection 1...Qxd8 2.Ne6+ Kg8 3.Qxg7#.
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1.Re8+ Bxe8 (1...Qxe8 2.Qf6#) 2.Qf8#.
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1.Nd8+ Kg7 2.e8=N#.
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1.Qxg7+ Nxg7 2.Bxg7+ Kg8 3.Bc3#.
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1.Qxg8+ Rxg8 2.Bg6+ Kf8 3.Re8#.
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1.Re8+ Rxe8 (1...Bxe8 2.Qf8#) 2.Rxe8+ Bxe8 3.Qf8#.
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1.Bxf7+ Kf8 (1...Qxf7 2.Nh6+ Kf8 3.Qxf7#) 2.Be6+ Qf7 3.Qxf7#.
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1.Rf8+ Rxf8 (1...Bxf8 2.Qg8#) 2.Rxf8+ Bxf8 3.Qg8#.
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1.Nd5+ Kb7 (1...Kb8 2.Qc7#; 1...Kd7 2.Qc7+ Ke8 3.Qe7#; 1...Kd8 2.Qc7+ Ke8 3.Qe7#) 2.Qc7+ Ka6 3.Qb6#.
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1.Rc8+ Rxc8 (1...Nxc8 2.Qd8#) 2.Rxc8+ Nxc8 3.Qd8#.
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1.Ne8+ Kg8 (1...Qf6 2.Qxf6+ Kg8 (2...Bg7 3.Qxg7#) 3.Qxf8#; 1...Bg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Qh8+ Kxh8 3.Rxf8#.
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1.Qe8+ Rxe8 (1...Bxe8 2.c7+ gxf3 3.c8=Q#; 1...Qd8 2.c7+ gxf3 3.Qc6#) 2.Rxe8+ Bxe8 3.c7+ gxf3 4.c8=Q#.
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1.Rf7+ Kg8 (1...Qxf7 2.Qxf7#) 2.Rd7+ Kf8 (2...Qf7 3.Qxf7#) 3.Rf1+ Qf7 4.Qxf7#.
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1.Nd8+ Qf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qe8+ Bf8 3.Qxf8#; 1...Kf8 2.Qe8#) 2.Qxf7+ Kh8 3.Qe8+ Bf8 4.Qxf8#.
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1.Nh6+ Kh8 2.Nf7+ Kh7 (2...Kg8 3.Rb8+ Kh7 4.Rh8#) 3.Ng5+ Kh8 (3...Kg8 4.Rb8#; 3...Kh6 4.Rh7#) 4.Rb8#.
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1.Rf7+ Ke8 2.Nf6+ Bxf6 3.Rg7+ Bxg6 (3...Kf8 4.h8=Q#) 4.h8=Q#.
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1.Bh7+ Kh8 2.Bg6+ Kg8 3.Rh8+ Kxh8 4.Qh5+ Kg8 5.Qh7#.
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1.Nf5+ b6 (1...Ka8 2.c8=Q+ Rxc8 3.Rxc8#) 2.axb6+ Ka8 (2...Kb7 3.Nd6+ Ka8 4.b7#) 3.c8=Q+ Rxc8 4.Rxc8+ Kb7 5.Nd6#.
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1.Qh8+ Kf7 (1...Bxh8 2.Rxh8+ Kf7 (2...Kg7 3.R1h7#) 3.R1h7#) 2.Qxg7+ Kxg7 (2...Ke8 3.Rh8#) 3.Rh7+ Kf8 (3...Kg8 4.Rh8+ Kf7 (4...Kg7 5.R1h7#) 5.R1h7#) 4.Rh8+ Kf7 (4...Kg7 5.R1h7#) 5.R1h7#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Ng6+ Kg8 3.d6+ (3.Rh8+ Kf7 4.d6+) 3...Rxb3 (3...Qc4 4.Bxc4+ Bf7 5.Rh8#; 3...Qd5 4.Bxd5+ Bf7 5.Rh8#; 3...Bf7 4.Rh8#) 4.Rh8+ Kf7 5.Rf8#.
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1.Bd5+ Kh8 2.Nf7+ Kg8 3.Nxd6+ Kh8 4.Nf7+ Kg8 5.Nd8+ Kh8 6.Rf8#.
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1.Qxg6+ hxg6 2.Rh8+ Kf7 3.Rh7+ Kg8 (3...Ke6 4.Rb6+ Qc6 (4...Bd6 5.Rxd6#) 5.Rxc6+ Bd6 6.Rxd6#; 3...Bg7 4.Rxg7+ Ke6 5.Rb6+ Qc6 6.Rxc6#) 4.Rg7+ Kh8 5.Rf7+ Kg8 (5...Rxe5 6.Rbxf8#; 5...Rf6 6.Rbxf8#) 6.Rbxf8#.
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1.Qxg6+ hxg6 (1...Kd8 2.Nxe6+ Kc8 3.Qe8#) 2.Bxg6+ Kd8 3.Nxe6+ Kc8 4.Rxc7+ Kb8 5.Rc2+ Ne5 6.Bxe5#.
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1.Qxd6+ Qxd6 (1...Ka8 2.Ra6#; 1...Qc7 2.Qxc7+ Ka7 (2...Ka8 3.Qxb7#) 3.Qxb7#; 1...Ka7 2.Ra3+ Qa4 (2...Ba6 3.Raxa6#) 3.Rxa4+ Ba6 4.Raxa6#) 2.Rxb7+ Ka8 3.Rb4+ Ka7 (3...Qc6 4.Ra3#; 3...Ne4 4.Ra3+ Qa6 5.Rxa6#; 3...Nd5 4.Ra3+ Qa6 5.Rxa6#; 3...Qd5 4.Ra3#) 4.Ra3+ Qa6 5.Rb7+ Ka8 6.Rxa6#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rxf7+ Kg8 (2...Kh8 3.Ng6+ Kg8 4.Re7+ Qd5 (4...Be6 5.Bxe6#) 5.Bxd5+ Be6 6.Bxe6#) 3.Re7+ Qd5 (3...Kh8 4.Ng6#; 3...Kf8 4.Ng6#; 3...Be6 4.Bxe6+ Kf8 (4...Kh8 5.Ng6#) 5.Ng6#) 4.Bxd5+ Be6 (4...Kh8 5.Ng6#; 4...Kf8 5.Ng6#) 5.Bxe6+ Kf8 (5...Kh8 6.Ng6#) 6.Ng6#.
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Part 5 Using Your Knowledge The first four parts of this book contained a review of all the tactics that can be used in forced-mate combinations, as well as puzzles to test the knowledge of every individual tactic. The main goal of the previous parts of the book was studying the tactical patterns, so there was no need to calculate further than six moves ahead to solve any puzzle. The final part requires both skillful use of all the tactical patterns and calculation of much longer lines! There are 120 forced-mate puzzles that require you to calculate lines six to eleven moves long. The fifth part is a universal test of any player’s capability to deliver a forced mate; it also indicates their possible weaknesses – for instance, a tactical pattern they keep missing or mistakes in calculating simple but long lines.
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1.Nxg5+ Kh6 (1...Kh8 2.Qh7#; 1...Kg8 2.Qh7#; 1...Kg7 2.Qh7+ Kf6 3.Ne4#) 2.Qh7+ Kxg5 3.Qg7+ Kf5 (3...Kh4 4.Qg4#; 3...Kh5 4.g4+ Kh4 5.Qh6#; 3...Kf4 4.Qg4#) 4.Re5+ dxe5 (4...Kf4 5.Qg4#) 5.g4+ Ke4 (5...Kf4 6.Qxe5#) 6.Qxe5#.
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1.Qf8+ Kg5 (1...Kh7 2.Bg8+ Kh8 3.Bf7+ Kh7 4.Qg8+ Kh6 5.Qxg6#) 2.Rxf5+ Kg4 (2...gxf5 3.Qg7#) 3.Rg5+ Kh3 (3...Kxg5 4.Qf4#; 3...Rxg5 4.Qf4+ Kh5 5.Qh4#) 4.Be6+ Qxe6 (4...Qg4 5.Qf1+ Kxg3 (5...Rg2+ 6.Qxg2#) 6.Rxg4#) 5.Qf1+ Rg2+ 6.Qxg2#.
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1.axb7+ Rxb7 (1...Kxb7 2.Qxa7+ Kc8 3.Qb8#) 2.Qxa7+ Rxa7 3.Rxa7+ Kxa7 4.Ra1+ Kb7 5.Ba6+ Ka7 6.Bc8#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.f6+ Kh6 (2...Kh8 3.fxg7#) 3.Bd2+ Kh5 4.Bf3+ Kh4 5.Bg5+ Kh3 6.Bg4#.
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1.h4+ Kf6 (1...Qxh4 2.Qxh4#) 2.Qf7+ Ke5 3.Qd5+ Kf6 4.Qe6+ Kg7 5.Qf7+ Kh6 (5...Kh8 6.Qh7#) 6.Qh7#.
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1.Qf5+ Bxf5 2.gxf5+ Kh5 3.Ng3+ Kh4 (3...Kg4 4.Rf4+ Kxg5 5.h4#) 4.Rf4+ Nfg4 (4...Neg4 5.Nf3#; 4...Kxg5 5.h4#) 5.Rxg4+ Kxg4 (5...Nxg4 6.Nf3#) 6.Rd4#.
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1.Qg8+ Kxg8 (1...Rxg8 2.Nf7#) 2.f7+ Kf8 (2...Kh8 3.f8=Q+ Rxf8 4.Rxf8#) 3.Ba3+ Rxa3 4.Nxh7+ Ke7 5.f8=Q+ Kd7 6.Rf7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kh8 (1...Kf8 2.Qxf7#) 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (2...Kg8 3.Qxf7#) 3.Qxf7+ Kh6 (3...Kh8 4.Qg7#) 4.Qg7+ Kh5 5.Be2+ Kh4 6.Qg4#.
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1.Rxc6+ Kb7 2.Rc7+ Kb6 (2...Kb8 3.Qxd8#) 3.Rb7+ Kxb7 (3...Ka5 4.Qe1+ Qd2 (4...Ka4 5.Qb4#) 5.Qxd2+ Ka4 6.Qb4#) 4.Qe4+ Kb6 (4...Qd5 5.Qxd5+ Kb6 6.Qc6+ Ka5 7.Qa6#; 4...Kc8 5.Qc6#) 5.Qc6+ Ka5 6.Qa6#.
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1.e8=N+ Kf7 (1...Kg6 2.Bh5+ Kh7 3.Re7+ Kh8 (3...Kg8 4.Nf6+ Kh8 5.Rh7#) 4.Be5+ Kg8 5.Nf6+ Kf8 (5...Kh8 6.Rh7#) 6.Rf7#) 2.Bh5+ Kg8 (2...Kf8 3.Bh6+ Kg8 4.Nf6+ Kh8 5.Re8#) 3.Rg5+ Kh8 (3...Kh7 4.Nf6+ Kh8 5.Rg8#; 3...Kf8 4.Bd6#) 4.Be5+ Kh7 5.Nf6+ Kh6 (5...Kh8 6.Rg8#) 6.Rg6#.
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1.Qc8+ Bxc8 (1...Bf8 2.Qxf8#; 1...Kf7 2.Qc7+; 1...Qe8 2.Qxe8+ Bf8 3.Qxf8#) 2.Rxc8+ Kf7 (2...Qe8 3.Rxe8+ Kf7 (3...Bf8 4.Rxf8#) 4.Re7+ Kg8 (4...Kg6 5.Rxg7#) 5.Rxg7+ Kh8 6.Rg6#) 3.Rc7+ Qd7 (3...Kg8 4.Rxg7+ Kh8 5.Rg6#; 3...Ke8 4.Re7#; 3...Kg6 4.Rxg7#) 4.Rxd7+ Kg8 (4...Kg6 5.Rxg7#; 4...Ke8 5.Re7#) 5.Rxg7+ Kh8 6.Rg6#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh1+ Kg6 (2...Kg7 3.Qg4+; 2...Qh5 3.Qxh5+ Kg7 4.Qh7#) 3.Qg4+ Kf7 (3...Qg5 4.Qxg5+ Kf7 5.Qf5+ Ke8 (5...Ke7 6.Qd7#; 5...Kg7 6.Rh7#) 6.Qd7#) 4.Rh7+ Rg7 (4...Qg7 5.Qe6#; 4...Ke8 5.Qd7#) 5.Rxg7+ Qxg7 (5...Ke8 6.Qd7#) 6.Qe6#.
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1.Rf6+ gxf6 (1...Kg8 2.Qe8+ Kh7 (2...Bf8 3.Rxf8+ Kh7 4.Rxh8#) 3.Qg6+ Kg8 4.Re8+ Bf8 5.Rfxf8#) 2.Qe6+ Kg7 (2...Kg6 3.Qxf6+ Kh7 (3...Kh5 4.Qg5#) 4.Qxh8+ Kg6 5.Re6+ Kf7 6.Qg7#; 2...Kf8 3.Qxf6+ Kg8 (3...Rf7 4.Qd8#) 4.Qg6+ Rg7 (4...Kf8 5.Re8#) 5.Qxg7#) 3.Qxf6+ Kh7 (3...Kg8 4.Qg6+ Kf8 5.Re8#) 4.Qxh8+ (4.Re7+) 4...Kg6 5.Re6+ Kf7 6.Qe8#.
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1.Rc1+ Kb8 (1...Rc3 2.Rxc3+; 1...Rc7 2.Qxc7#) 2.Qb4+ Ka8 (2...Rb7 3.Qxb7#) 3.Bf3+ Rxf3 (3...Re4 4.Bxe4+ Qxe4 5.Rc8#; 3...Rb7 4.Qxb7#; 3...Rd5 4.Qb7#; 3...Qe4 4.Rc8#) 4.Qe4+ Kb8 (4...Qxe4 5.Rc8#; 4...Rd5 5.Qxe8+ Rd8 6.Qxd8#; 4...Rb7 5.Qxb7#) 5.Qxe8+ Rd8 6.Qxd8#.
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1.Re8+ Rxe8 2.Qg8+ Ke7 (2...Kxg8 3.dxe8=Q#) 3.dxe8=Q+ Kd6 (3...Kf6 4.Qgf7#) 4.Qee6+ (4.Qgf8+) 4...Kc5 (4...Kc7 5.Qgc8#) 5.Qxc4+ Kd6 6.Qge6#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#; 1...Kf8 2.Qe7#) 2.Qe7+ Kg6 (2...Kg8 3.gxf4+ Bg4 (3...Qg3 4.Rxg3+; 3...Kh8 4.Qf6#) 4.Rxg4+ Kh8 5.Qf6#; 2...Kh8 3.Qf6+ Kg8 4.gxf4+ Qg3 (4...Bg4 5.Rxg4#) 5.Rxg3+ Bg4 6.Rxg4#; 2...Kh6 3.Qf6+ Kh5 4.g4+ Bxg4 5.fxg4#; 2...Bf7 3.gxf4+ Kh6 (3...Qg3 4.Rxg3+; 3...Kh8 4.Qf6#) 4.Qg5#) 3.gxf4+ Qg3 (3...Kh6 4.Qg5#; 3...Kh5 4.Qg5#; 3...Bg4 4.Rxg4+ Kh5 (4...Kh6 5.Qg5#) 5.Qg5#) 4.Rxg3+ Bg4 (4...Kh5 5.Qg5#; 4...Kh6 5.Qg5#) 5.Rxg4+ Kh6 (5...Kh5 6.Qxh7#) 6.Qg5#.
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1.Rxf8+ Qxf8 2.Bxg7+ Qxg7 3.Rd8+ Bf8 (3...Qg8 4.Rxg8#; 3...Qf8 4.Qxe5#) 4.Rxf8+ Qxf8 (4...Qg8 5.Rxg8#) 5.Qxe5+ Qg7 (5...Qf6 6.Qxf6#) 6.Qe8+ Qf8 7.Qxf8#.
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1.Qb3+ Rxb3+ 2.axb3+ Kb4 3.bxa4+ Ka5 4.axb5+ Kb6 5.bxa6+ Ka7 6.axb7+ Kb8 7.bxa8=Q#.
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1.Qxa7+ Kxa7 2.Ra1+ Kb8 3.Ra8+ Kxa8 4.Rxc8+ Ka7 5.b6+ Ka6 6.Bd3+ Ka5 7.Ra8#.
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1.Rf8+ Rxf8 2.Qd5+ Rf7 3.Qxa8+ Rf8 4.Qxa2+ Rf7 5.Qa8+ Rf8 6.Qd5+ Rf7 7.Ra8#.
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1.Qh5+ Ke7 2.d6+ Kxd6 (2...Kf6 3.Qf7+ Kxe5 (3...Kg5 4.h4#) 4.f4+ Kxd6 5.Rd4+ Kc5 6.Qd5#; 2...cxd6 3.Qf7#; 2...Kf8 3.Qf7#; 2...Ke6 3.Qf7+ Kxe5 4.f4+ Kxd6 5.Rd4+ Kc5 6.Qd5#) 3.Rd4+ Kc5 (3...Ke7 4.Qf7#; 3...Ke6 4.Qf7+ Kxe5 5.Rd5+ Ke4 6.Qf5#) 4.Nd3+ Kxd4 (4...Kc6 5.Qd5#) 5.Qe5+ Kc4 6.Nxb2+ Kb4 7.c3#.
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1.Qg5+ Kg7 (1...Bxg5 2.Nf5#) 2.Qxf6+ Kxf6 (2...Kg8 3.Qxf7+ Kh8 4.Qf8#; 2...Kf8 3.Qxf7#; 2...Kh6 3.Nxf7#) 3.Nf5+ Ke5 4.cxd4+ Kd5 5.Ne3+ Kxd4 6.Rd6+ Ke5 7.Nc4#.
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1.Rxg6+ Nd5 (1...Kh7 2.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (2...Kh6 3.Nf5#) 3.Qf7+ Kh6 4.Nf5+ Kg5 5.h4#; 1...Ne6 2.Qxe6+ Kh7 (2...Kf8 3.Qf7#) 3.Rh6+ Bxh6 4.Qf5+ Kg7 (4...Kg8 5.Qf7#) 5.Qf7#; 1...Kf8 2.Qf7#) 2.Qxd5+ Kh7 (2...Kf8 3.Qf7#) 3.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (3...Kh6 4.Nf5#) 4.Qf7+ Kh6 5.Nf5+ Kg5 6.Bd2+ Nf4 7.h4#.
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1.Qc7+ Rxc7 (1...Ka8 2.Qxc8#) 2.Rd8+ Rc8 3.Nd7+ Kc7 (3...Ka8 4.Rxc8#) 4.Ne6+ Kd6 5.Nb6+ Rxd8 6.Rd7+ Rxd7 7.Nc8#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kg8 (1...Kxh7 2.Qh6+ Kg8 3.Ne7+ Kf7 4.Qh7+ Qg7 (4...Ke8 5.Nc6+ Qe4 6.Rxe4#) 5.Qh5+ Qg6 6.Qxg6#) 2.Rh8+ Kxh8 (2...Kf7 3.Re7+ Kg6 4.Nh4#) 3.Qh6+ Kg8 4.Ne7+ Kf7 5.Qh7+ Qg7 (5...Ke8 6.Nc6+ Qe4 7.Rxe4#) 6.Qh5+ Qg6 7.Qxg6#.
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1.Nc6+ bxc6 (1...Kc8 2.Bf5+ Rd7 3.Nde7#; 1...Ka8 2.Nxc7#) 2.Rb1+ Kc8 (2...Ka8 3.Nxc7#) 3.Bf5+ Rd7 4.Ne7+ Kd8 5.Nxc6+ Ke8 (5...Kc8 6.Rb8#) 6.Rb8+ Rd8 7.Rxd8#.
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1.Qh8+ Kf7 2.Ne5+ Ke7 3.Qxg7+ Bxg7 (3...Kd6 4.Nb5+ Kd5 5.c4+ Ke4 6.Rae1#) 4.Rf7+ Kd6 5.Nb5+ Kd5 6.c4+ Ke4 7.Re1#.
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1.Qxc7+ Ka8 2.Qb8+ Kxb8 (2...Rxb8 3.Nc7#) 3.d7+ Re5 (3...Ka8 4.Nc7+ Kb8 5.Nxe8+ Ka8 6.d8=Q#) 4.Bxe5+ Ka8 5.Nc7+ Kb8 6.Ne8+ Ka8 7.d8=Q#.
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Ng6+ Qh6 (2...Kg7 3.Bh6+ Kh7 4.Bxf8#) 3.Rxh6+ Kg7 4.Rh7+ Kxh7 5.Rh1+ Kg7 6.Bh6+ Kh7 7.Bf8#.
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1.Nh4+ Kh7 2.Qd3+ Bf5 (2...Ne4 3.Qxe4+ Bf5 4.Qxf5+ Kh8 5.Ng6+ Kh7 6.Nf8+ Kh8 7.Qh7#; 2...Kh8 3.Ng6+ Kh7 4.Nf8+ Kh8 5.Qh7+ Nxh7 6.Ng6#; 2...g6 3.Qxg6+ Kh8 4.Qxh6+ Nh7 5.Ng6#) 3.Qxf5+ Kh8 (3...g6 4.Qxg6+ Kh8 5.Qxh6+ Nh7 6.Ng6#) 4.Ng6+ Kh7 5.Nf8+ Kh8 6.Qh7+ Nxh7 7.Ng6#.
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1.Rc8+ Kxc8 2.Qe8+ Kc7 (2...Rd8 3.Qc6+ Bc7 4.Rb8+ Kxb8 5.Qb7#) 3.Qb8+ Kc6 4.Qa8+ Kc7 (4...Rb7 5.Qxb7#) 5.Rb7+ Kc6 6.Rb8+ Kc7 (6...Rb7 7.Qxb7#) 7.Qb7#.
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1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 (1...Kh8 2.Qxf8+ Bg8 3.Nf7+ Kh7 4.Be4+ g6 (4...Rf5 5.Bxf5+ g6 6.Bxg6#; 4...Rg6 5.hxg6#) 5.Qh6#) 2.Rc8+ Rf8 3.Bd5+ Kh8 4.Nf7+ Kg8 5.Nxg5+ Kh8 6.Rxf8+ Bg8 7.Rxg8#.
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1.Rxf8+ Kxf8 (1...Qxf8 2.Bh7+ Kh8 3.Bg6+ Kg8 4.Qh7#) 2.Qh8+ Kf7 3.Bg6+ Ke6 (3...Kxg6 4.Qh5#) 4.Qg8+ Kd7 (4...Qf7 5.Qxf7#) 5.Bf5+ Qe6 6.Qxe6+ Kd8 7.Qd7#.
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1.Qh6+ Kxh6 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#) 2.Rh4+ Kg5 (2...Kg7 3.Rxh7#) 3.Bc1+ Rd2 (3...Kxh4 4.Rf4+ Kg5 5.Rg4+ Kf5 6.Rg5#) 4.Bxd2+ Kxh4 5.Rf4+ Kg5 6.Rf3+ (6.Rg4+ Kf5 7.Rg5#; 6.Re4+ Kf5 7.g4#) 6...Kh4 7.Rh3#.
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1.Qb8+ Kxb8 2.Bd6+ Kc8 (2...Ka8 3.Nc7+ Kb8 4.Nd5+ Ka8 (4...Kc8 5.Nb6#) 5.Nb6#) 3.Rc7+ Kb8 4.Rc6+ Ka8 5.Nc7+ Kb8 6.Nd5+ Ka8 7.Nb6#.
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1.Qe5+ Ka8 (1...Kc8 2.Qc7#) 2.Nc7+ Kb8 3.Nxe8+ Ka8 (3...Kc8 4.Qc7#) 4.Nc7+ Kb8 5.Na6+ Ka8 (5...Kc8 6.Qc7#) 6.Qb8+ Rxb8 7.Nc7#.
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1.Re8+ Kb7 2.Qa6+ Kxa6 (2...Kc6 3.Nb4+ Kc5 (3...Kd6 4.Qd3+ Kc5 5.Qd5#) 4.Qc4+ Kd6 5.Qd5#) 3.Nxc7+ Ka5 4.b4+ Ka4 5.Bd1+ Qc2+ (5...Ka3 6.Nb5#) 6.Bxc2+ Ka3 7.Nb5#.
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1.Qh7+ Kxh7 2.Rxg7+ Kh8 (2...Kh6 3.R1g6#) 3.Rg8+ Kh7 4.R1g7+ Kh6 5.Rg6+ Kh7 6.R8g7+ Kh8 7.Rh6#.
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1.Qg8+ Nxg8 2.fxg8=Q+ Kxg8 3.Ne7+ Kg7 (3...Kh8 4.Rf8+ Kg7 5.Rg8+ Kh6 6.Bg5#) 4.Rf7+ Kh6 (4...Kh8 5.Rf8+ Kg7 6.Rg8+ Kh6 7.Bg5#) 5.Rf6+ Kg7 6.Rg6+ Kh8 (6...Kf8 7.Rg8#) 7.Rg8#.
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1.Rxe6+ Qxe6 (1...dxe6 2.Rd8#; 1...Kf8 2.Bh6+ Rg7 3.Qxg7#) 2.Qxe6+ Kf8 (2...Re7 3.Qxe7#; 2...dxe6 3.Rd8#) 3.Bh6+ Rg7 (3...Kg8 4.Qe8+ Kh7 (4...Rf8 5.Qxf8+ Kh7 6.Qg7#) 5.Qxf7+ Kxh6 (5...Kh8 6.Qg7#) 6.Rd6#) 4.Qf6+ Ke8 (4...Kg8 5.Qxg7#) 5.Re1+ Re5 (5...Re7 6.Qxe7#) 6.Rxe5+ Re7 7.Qxe7#.
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1.Rxh6+ gxh6 2.Qe5+ Rg7 (2...Kh7 3.Rf7+ Kg6 (3...Rg7 4.Qxg7#) 4.Qf5#) 3.Rf8+ Kh7 4.Qf5+ Rg6 5.Rf7+ Kh8 (5...Kg8 6.Qxg6+ Kh8 7.Rh7#) 6.Qe5+ Kg8 (6...Rf6 7.Qe8#; 6...Rg7 7.Qxg7#) 7.Qe8#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh1+ Kg7 3.Bh6+ Kf6 4.Qxd6+ Kf7 5.Qd7+ Kf6 (5...Kg8 6.Qg7#) 6.Bg7+ Kg5 7.Qg4#.
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1.Rxa5+ bxa5 2.Qxc5+ Kb8 (2...Ka6 3.Qxa5+ Kxa5 4.Ra2#; 2...Ka8 3.Qc8+ Rb8 4.Qxb8#; 2...Rb6 3.Qxb6+ Ka8 4.Qb8#) 3.Qa7+ Kc8 (3...Kc7 4.Rxb7+ Kd6 (4...Kd8 5.Qa8#; 4...Kc8 5.Qa8#) 5.Qc5+ Ke5 6.Qxe7#) 4.Qa8+ Kc7 (4...Kd7 5.Rxb7+ Kd6 6.Qa6+ Ke5 7.Rxe7#; 4...Rb8 5.Qxb8+ Kd7 6.Rb7#) 5.Rxb7+ Kd6 6.Qa6+ Ke5 7.Rxe7#.
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1.Qg8+ Kxg8 (1...Bxg8 2.Ng6+ Kh7 3.Rxh4#) 2.Bd5+ Rf7 (2...Kh8 3.Ng6+ Bxg6 (3...Nxg6 4.Rxh7+ Kxh7 5.Rh1+ Nh4 6.Rxh4#) 4.Rxh4+ Bh7 (4...Bh5 5.Rxh5#) 5.Rxh7+ Kxh7 6.Rh1#) 3.Bxf7+ Kh8 4.Ng6+ Bxg6 (4...Nxg6 5.Rxh7+ Kxh7 6.Rh1+ Nh4 7.Rxh4#) 5.Rxh4+ Bh7 (5...Bh5 6.Rxh5#) 6.Rxh7+ Kxh7 7.Rh1#.
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1.Qxh6+ gxh6 (1...Kg8 2.Qh7#) 2.Rxh6+ Kg7 (2...Kg8 3.Rg3#) 3.Rh7+ Kxh7 (3...Kg8 4.Nf6#; 3...Kg6 4.Rg3+ Kxh7 (4...Kf5 5.Rh5+ Kxf4 6.Rf3+ Kg4 7.Nf6#) 5.Nf6+ Kh8 (5...Kh6 6.Rh3+ Kg7 7.Rh7#) 6.Rh3+ Kg7 7.Rh7#) 4.Nf6+ Kg7 (4...Kh8 5.Rh3+ Kg7 6.Rh7#; 4...Kh6 5.Rh3+ Kg7 6.Rh7#) 5.Rg3+ Kh6 (5...Kh8 6.Rh3+ Kg7 7.Rh7#) 6.Rh3+ Kg7 7.Rh7#.
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1.Qxh6+ Bxh6 (1...Rh7 2.Qxh7#) 2.Rxh6+ Kg7 (2...Rh7 3.Rxh7#) 3.Rh7+ Kf8 4.Rh8+ Kg7 5.Rg8+ Kh6 6.Nf7+ Rxf7 7.g5#.
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1.Qxb6+ Kxb6 (1...Kc8 2.Ra8#) 2.Rb3+ Kc5 (2...Kc7 3.d6+ Qxd6 (3...Kc8 4.Ra8#) 4.Ra7+ Kc8 5.Nxd6#) 3.Ra5+ Kc4 4.Rb4+ Kxb4 5.Bd2+ Qc3 (5...Kc4 6.b3#) 6.Bxc3+ Kc4 7.Nd6#.
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1.Qg7+ Rxg7+ 2.hxg7+ Kg8 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7 4.Rh1+ Qh3+ (4...Kg6 5.g8=Q+ Kxf6 (5...Kf5 6.Qg5#) 6.Qg5#; 4...Kg8 5.Rh8#) 5.Rxh3+ Kg6 (5...Kg8 6.Rh8#) 6.g8=Q+ Kxf6 (6...Kf5 7.Qg5#) 7.Qg5#.
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1.Re8+ Rxe8 2.Qxc7+ Kxc7 3.Nd5+ Kb8 (3...Kd8 4.Nxb7#) 4.Nc6+ bxc6 (4...Ka8 5.Nc7#) 5.Rb1+ Bb2 6.Rxb2+ Ka8 7.Nc7#.
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kg8 2.Qxg5+ Kf8 3.Rh8#; 1...Nxh7 2.Qg7#) 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Qxg5+ Kf8 4.Qg7+ Ke8 5.Qg8+ Kd7 6.Qxf7+ Kd6 (6...Kd8 7.Qe7#) 7.Qe7#.
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1.a7+ Kxa7 2.b8=Q+ Bxb8 (2...Ka6 3.Qa8#) 3.Qxd4+ Ka6 4.Qc4+ Ka7 (4...Kb6 5.a5+ Ka7 6.Qc5+ Ka6 7.Qb6#; 4...Ka5 5.Qb5#) 5.Qc5+ Ka6 6.Qb5+ Ka7 7.Qa5#.
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1.Qe8+ Kh7 2.Ng5+ Kg6 (2...hxg5 3.Rh3+ Kg6 4.Rh6+ Kxh6 (4...gxh6 5.Qg8#) 5.Qh8+ Kg6 6.Qh5#) 3.Qxf7+ Kxg5 4.Qxg7+ Kf4 (4...Kh4 5.Rh3#) 5.Qxh6+ Kxg4 6.h3+ Kf5 7.Qf6#.
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1.Rd7+ Be7 (1...Kg6 2.Rg7+ Kh5 3.Rh4+ Kxh4 (3...Bxh4 4.Nf4#) 4.Nf5+ Bxf5 (4...Nxf5 5.Rg4+ Kh5 6.Nf4#; 4...Kh5 5.Nf4#) 5.g3+ Kxh3 (5...Kh5 6.Nf4#) 6.Nf4#) 2.Rxe7+ Kg6 (2...Kh8 3.Rf8#; 2...Kg8 3.Rf8#) 3.Rg7+ Kh5 4.Rh4+ Kxh4 5.Nf5+ Bxf5 (5...Kh5 6.Nf4#; 5...Nxf5 6.Rg4+ Kh5 7.Nf4#) 6.g3+ Kxh3 (6...Kh5 7.Nf4#) 7.Nf4#.
1434
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1.Nh5+ Kh6 (1...Kf8 2.Qf7#; 1...Kh8 2.Nf7+ Kg8 3.Nh6+ Kh8 (3...Kf8 4.Qf7#) 4.Qg8+ Rxg8 5.Nf7#) 2.Qe6+ Ng6 (2...Kxh5 3.Qg4+ Kh6 4.Nf7#) 3.Nf7+ Kxh5 4.Qxe2+ Kh4 5.Qf2+ Kg4 6.Qf3+ Kh4 7.Qh3#.
1435
1010
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1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh1+ Kg6 3.Bh5+ Kf6 (3...Kf5 4.g4+ Kf6 5.g5+ Kf5 6.Qh3#; 3...Kh7 4.Bf7#) 4.Bg5+ Kxg5 (4...Kf5 5.Qh3+ Kxg5 6.Qg4+ Kf6 (6...Kh6 7.Qg6#) 7.Qg6#) 5.Qg3+ Kf5 (5...Kh6 6.Qg6#; 5...Kf6 6.Qg6#) 6.Qg4+ Kf6 7.Qg6#.
1436
1011
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1.Bxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rxh7+ Kg6 3.Rh6+ Kg7 (3...Kg5 4.Qh5+ Kf4 5.Qg4#; 3...Kxh6 4.Qh5+ Kg7 5.Qg5+ Kh8 6.Qh6#) 4.Qg4+ Kxh6 5.Qh5+ Kg7 6.Qg5+ Kh8 7.Qh6#.
1437
1012
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1.Qxf7+ Kxf7 2.Ng5+ Kf6 (2...Kg8 3.Be6#) 3.e5+ Kxe5 (3...dxe5 4.Nde4#; 3...Nxe5 4.Nde4#) 4.Ndf3+ (4.Ngf3+ Kf6 5.Ne4+ Kf7 6.Nfg5+ Kg8 7.Be6#) 4...Kf6 5.Nxh7+ (5.Ne4+ Kf7 6.Nfg5+ Kg8 7.Be6#) 5...Kf7 6.Nfg5+ Kg8 7.Be6#.
1438
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1.Rh8+ Kg6 2.e8=Q+ Kf5 (2...Kg5 3.Qe5+ Kg6 4.Rg8+ Kh7 5.Rg7+ Kh8 6.Qe8#) 3.Qe4+ Kxf6 4.Rf8+ Kg7 5.Qe7+ Kg6 6.Qf6+ Kh7 7.Rh8#.
1439
1013
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1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.f8=Q+ Kh7 3.Qf7+ Kh8 4.Qf6+ Kh7 (4...Kg8 5.Bxe6+ Kh7 6.Qg6+ Kh8 7.Qxh6#) 5.Qg6+ Kh8 6.Qxh6+ Kg8 7.Bxe6#.
1440
1014
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1.Qe8+ Bf8 2.Nf6+ Kg7 (2...Kh8 3.Qxf8#) 3.Nh5+ Kg8 (3...Kh8 4.Qxf8#) 4.Bh7+ Kxh7 (4...Kh8 5.Qxf8+ Kxh7 6.Qg7#) 5.Qxf7+ Kh8 (5...Bg7 6.Qxg7#) 6.Qxf8+ Kh7 7.Qg7#.
1441
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1.Rh7+ Kxh7 (1...Kg5 2.h4#) 2.Qg8+ Kh6 3.Qh8+ Kg5 4.h4+ Kf4 5.Qh6+ g5 (5...Ke4 6.Qe3#; 5...Kf3 6.Qe3#) 6.Qxg5+ Ke4 (6...Kf3 7.Qe3#; 6...Ke5 7.Qe3#) 7.Qe3#.
1442
1015
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1.Rxg6+ fxg6 (1...Kh7 2.Qxh5+ Bh6 3.Qxh6#; 1...Bg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Rxf8+ Kxf8 (2...Kh7 3.Rh8#) 3.Qh8+ Ke7 4.Qg7+ Ke6 (4...Kd8 5.Qf8#) 5.Qxg6+ Ke7 (5...Ke5 6.Qf5+ Kd4 7.Qd5#) 6.Qf7+ Kd8 7.Qf8#.
1443
1016
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1.Nf6+ Kxg7 (1...Kg6 2.Rg3+ Qg4 3.Rxg4#) 2.Ne8+ Kh7 (2...Kh8 3.Rf8+ Kh7 4.Nf6+ Kg6 5.Rg8#; 2...Kg6 3.Rg3+ Kh5 4.Ng7+ Kh4 5.Rf4+ Qg4 6.Rgxg4#) 3.Rf7+ Kg6 4.Rg7+ Kh5 5.Nf6+ Kh4 6.Rf4+ Qg4 7.Rfxg4#.
1444
1017
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1.Nxf6+ Kf8 (1...Kh8 2.Qe8+ Kg7 3.Nh5+) 2.Qe8+ Kg7 3.Nh5+ Kh6 4.Qxe6+ Kxh5 (4...Kg5 5.Qf6+ Kxh5 6.g4#) 5.Qf5+ Kh6 6.Qf6+ Kh5 7.g4#.
1445
1018
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1.Rh8+ Kf7 (1...Kxh8 2.Qxf6+ Kh7 (2...Kg8 3.Rxg6+ Kh7 4.Qg7#) 3.Qxg6+ Kh8 4.Qg8#; 1...Kg7 2.Qh6+ Kf7 3.Qf8#) 2.Rf8+ Kxf8 (2...Kg7 3.Qxf6+ Kh7 (3...Kh6 4.Qxg6#) 4.Qxg6#; 2...Ke7 3.Qxf6+ Kd7 4.Qd8#) 3.Qxf6+ Ke8 (3...Kg8 4.Rxg6+ Kh7 5.Qg7#) 4.Qxg6+ Kd8 (4...Kd7 5.Qf7+ Kd8 (5...Kc8 6.Rg8#) 6.Rg8#; 4...Ke7 5.Qh7+ Kf6 (5...Kf8 6.Rg8#; 5...Ke8 6.Rg8#; 5...Kd8 6.Rg8#) 6.Rg6#; 4...Kf8 5.Qf6+ Ke8 6.Rg8+ Kd7 7.Qd8#) 5.Qxd6+ Ke8 (5...Kc8 6.Rg8#) 6.Rg8+ Kf7 7.Qe6#.
1446
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1.Ng6+ Kh7 2.Ne5+ (2.Ne7+ Kh8 3.Qg8+ Rxg8 4.Ng6+ Kh7 5.Nf8+=) 2...Ne4 (2...Kh8 3.Nf7+ Kg8 4.Nxh6+ Kh8 (4...Kf8 5.Qf7#) 5.Qg8+ Rxg8 (5...Nxg8 6.Nf7#) 6.Nf7#; 2...g6 3.Qf7+ Kh8 4.Nxg6#) 3.Bxe4+ Kh8 (3...g6 4.Qxg6+ Kh8 5.Qh7#) 4.Nf7+ Kg8 5.Nxh6+ Kh8 (5...Kf8 6.Qf7#) 6.Qg8+ Rxg8 7.Nf7#.
1447 1019
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1.Rb8+ Kxb8 (1...Kd7 2.Rxf7+ Ke6 (2...Ke8 3.Qe7#) 3.Re7#) 2.Rb3+ Kc8 (2...Bxb3 3.Qb5+ Kc8 4.Bb7+ Kb8 5.Bc6+ Kc8 6.Qb7#; 2...Bb4 3.Qb5+ Kc8 4.Bb7+ Kb8 5.Bc6+ Kc8 6.Qb7#) 3.Bb7+ (3.Rb8+? Kd7 4.Bc6+ Ke6 5.Qe3+ Kf6=) 3...Kb8 (3...Kd7 4.Bc6+ Kc8 (4...Ke6 5.Re3#) 5.Rb8+ Kxb8 6.Qb5+ Kc8 7.Qb7#) 4.Bc6+ Kc8 (4...Bxb3 5.Qb5+ Kc8 6.Qb7#; 4...Bb4 5.Qb5+ Kc8 6.Qb7#) 5.Rb8+ Kxb8 6.Qb5+ Kc8 7.Qb7#.
1448
1020
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1.Qd7+ Kxd7 2.Nbxc5+ (2.Naxc5+ dxc5 3.Nxc5+) 2...dxc5 (2...Kd8 3.Ne6+ Kd7 4.Nac5+ dxc5 5.Ba4+ Bc6 6.Bxc6+ Kxe6 7.d5#) 3.Nxc5+ Kd8 4.Ne6+ Kd7 5.Ba4+ Bc6 6.Bxc6+ Kxe6 7.d5#.
1449
1021
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1.Nxc6+ Rxc6 (1...Kc7 2.Qa7+ Rxa7 (2...Kd6 3.e5+ Nxe5 4.dxe5+ Kd5 5.c4#) 3.Rxa7+ Kd6 4.e5+ Nxe5 (4...Kd5 5.c4#) 5.dxe5+ Kd5 6.c4#; 1...Kb7 2.Qa7+ Rxa7 3.Rxa7#) 2.Qxa8+ Kc7 3.Ra7+ Kd6 4.Qf8+ Nxf8 5.e5+ Kd5 6.c4+ Rxc4 7.Be4#.
1450
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1.Rxh7+ Ka6 (1...Bc7 2.Nd6+ Ka6 (2...Kc6 3.Qd5#; 2...Kb8 3.Qc8#) 3.Qb5#; 1...Kb8 2.Qf8+ Re8 3.Qxe8#; 1...Re7 2.Rxe7+) 2.Qc8+ Nb7 (2...Rxc8 3.Rxa7#) 3.Qxb7+ Ka5 4.b4+ Kxb4 5.a3+ Ka5 (5...Ka4 6.Qa6#; 5...Kc5 6.Qd5#) 6.Qxa7+ Rxa7 7.Rxa7#.
1451
1022
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1.Bd8+ Ka7 2.Rxa6+ bxa6 (2...Kxa6 3.Qa5#; 2...Kb8 3.Qf4+ Qe5 (3...Rd6 4.Qxd6+ Kc8 5.Qc7#; 3...Kc8 4.Qc7#) 4.Qxe5+ Rd6 (4...Kc8 5.Qc7#) 5.Qxd6+ Kc8 6.Qc7#) 3.Qd7+ Kb8 (3...Ka8 4.Qc8+ Ka7 5.Bb6+ Kxb6 6.Qb8#) 4.Qc7+ (4.Bc7+) 4...Ka8 5.Qc8+ Ka7 6.Bb6+ Kxb6 7.Qb8#.
1452
1023
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1.Nf7+ Kh7 (1...Kg8 2.e8=Q+ Kh7 3.Ng5+ (3.Qh8+) 3...hxg5 4.Rh2#) 2.Ng5+ hxg5 (2...Kg6 3.e8=Q+ Kf6 4.Qe6#; 2...Kh8 3.e8=Q#; 2...Kg8 3.e8=Q#) 3.Rh2+ Kg6 (3...Kg8 4.e8=Q#) 4.e8=Q+ Kf6 5.fxg5+ Kxg5 6.Qe5+ Kg6 (6...Kg4 7.Qf4#) 7.Qf5#.
1453
1024
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1.Qxc6+ Kf8 (1...Rxc6 2.Rd8#; 1...Nd7 2.Qxc8#) 2.Bh6+ Ke7 (2...Kg8 3.Qxc8+ Nxc8 (3...Bf8 4.Qxf8#) 4.Rd8+ Bf8 5.Rxf8#) 3.Qf6+ Ke8 4.Qh8+ Ke7 (4...Bf8 5.Qxf8#) 5.Bf8+ (5.Qf6+ Ke8) 5...Rxf8 (5...Ke6 6.Qf6#; 5...Ke8 6.Bxc5#) 6.Qf6+ Ke8 7.Rd8#.
1454
1025
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1.Rxf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kg8 2.Qxh7#; 1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#) 2.Qxh7+ Kf6 (2...Kf8 3.Bh6+ Ke8 4.Qg8+ Ke7 5.Bg5#; 2...Ke8 3.Qg8+ Ke7 4.Bg5#) 3.e5+ dxe5 (3...Kxe5 4.Qg7+ Kd5 5.Be4+ Kxe4 (5...Kc4 6.Qd4#) 6.Qd4+ Kf5 7.g4#) 4.Bg5+ Kxg5 5.Qxg6+ Kh4 (5...Kf4 6.Qg3#) 6.Qf6+ Kg4 (6...Kh5 7.Be2#) 7.Be2#.
1455
1026
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Nd5+ Kg8 (2...Kh7 3.Nf6+) 3.Nf6+ Kh8 (3...Kg7 4.Ng4+) 4.Ng4+ Rd4 (4...Kh7 5.Ng5+ Kg8 6.Nxh6#; 4...Kg8 5.Nxh6+ Kh7 6.Ng5#) 5.Bxd4+ Kh7 (5...Kg8 6.Nxh6+ Kh7 7.Ng5#) 6.Ng5+ Kg8 7.Nxh6#.
1456
1027
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1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.R1f6+ Kh5 (2...Kg5 3.Rf5+ Kh6 (3...Kg6 4.R7f6+) 4.R7f6+) 3.Rf5+ Kh6 (3...Kg6 4.R7f6+ Kh7 (4...Kg7 5.Rg5+ Kh7 6.Bf5#) 5.Rh5+ Kg7 (5...Kg8 6.Rg5+ Kh7 7.Bf5#) 6.Rg5+ Kh7 7.Bf5#) 4.R7f6+ Kh7 (4...Kg7 5.Rg5+ Kh7 6.Bf5#) 5.Rh5+ Kg7 (5...Kg8 6.Rg5+ Kh7 7.Bf5#) 6.Rg5+ Kh7 7.Bf5#.
1457
1028
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1.Rh8+ Kf7 (1...Kg7 2.R3h7+; 1...Ke7 2.R3h7+) 2.R3h7+ Kf6 3.Rf8+ Ke5 (3...Kg5 4.Rg8+ Kf6 5.Rg6+ Ke5 6.Re6#) 4.Re8+ Ne7 (4...Kf6 5.Re6+ Kg5 6.Rg6#) 5.Rexe7+ Kf6 6.Re6+ Kg5 7.Rg6#.
1458
1029
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1.Rg8+ (1.Rxf7+ Kxf7=) 1.Rg8+ Kxg8 2.Nh6+ Kg7 (2...Kh8 3.Qf6#) 3.Qxf7+ Kxh6 4.Qf6+ Kh5 5.g4+ Kxg4 6.Rg1+ Kh5 (6...Kh3 7.Qh6#) 7.Qg5#.
1459
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1.Rf5+ Bxf5 (1...Ke7 2.Qxg7+ Kd8 (2...Ke8 3.Qf8#; 2...Bf7 3.Qxf7+ Kd8 4.Qf8#) 3.Rf8+ Be8 4.Rxe8+ Kxe8 5.Qg8+ Ke7 6.Qf7+ Kd8 7.Qf8#) 2.Qxf5+ Ke7 3.Qf7+ Kd8 4.Qg8+ Ke7 (4...Bf8 5.Qxf8#) 5.Qxg7+ Ke8 (5...Kd8 6.Qf8#) 6.Qg8+ Ke7 7.Qf7+ Kd8 8.Qf8#.
1460
1030
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1.Rd3+ Kc8 2.Rc3+ Kb8 (2...Kd8 3.Qc7#) 3.Qc7+ Ka8 4.Qa5+ Kb7 (4...Kb8 5.Qb4+ Ka7 6.Qa3+ Kb6 7.Qb2+ Ka5 8.Ra3#) 5.Qb4+ Ka7 (5...Ka6 6.Qa3+ Kb5 7.Qb2+ Ka4 8.Ra3#) 6.Qa3+ Kb6 7.Qb2+ Ka7 8.Ra3#.
1461
1031
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Bf6+ Kh6 3.Bg7+ Kh5 4.Be2+ Kh4 5.Rg4+ Kh5 6.Rf5+ Bg5 (6...Ng5 7.Rgxg5+ Kh4 8.Rg4#) 7.Rgxg5+ Kh4 8.Rg4#.
1462
1032
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1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Nxf6+ Kh6 (2...Kh8 3.Ng6#) 3.Neg4+ Kg5 4.h4+ Kf4 5.Bd2+ Kg3 6.Rh3+ Kxg2 7.Bf1+ Kg1 8.Be3#.
1463
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1.Nxb5+ Nxe7 (1...Kb8 2.Be5+ Nd6 (2...Rc7 3.Re8+ Kb7 4.Ra7#) 3.Bxd6+ Rc7 4.Re8+ Kb7 5.Ra7#) 2.Ra7+ Kb8 3.Be5+ Rc7 4.Bxc7+ Kc8 5.Ra8+ Kd7 (5...Kb7 6.Rb8+ Ka6 7.Rb6#) 6.Rd8+ Ke6 7.Rd6+ Kf5 8.Nd4#.
1464
1033
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1.Qh7+ Nxh7 2.Bxh7+ Kg7 3.Rf7+ Kh6 4.Ne6+ Kh5 (4...Qf4 5.Bxf4+ Kh5 6.Rf5+ Kg4 (6...Kh4 7.Bg3+ Kg4 8.Rg5#) 7.Rg5+ Kh4 8.Bg3#) 5.Rf5+ Kg4 (5...Kh4 6.Bf2+ Qg3 (6...Kg4 7.Rg5#) 7.Bxg3+ Kg4 8.Rg5#) 6.Rg5+ Kh4 7.Bf2+ Qg3 8.Bxg3#.
1465
1034
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1.Qxd8+ Rxd8 (1...Kf7 2.Bc4+ Re6 3.Bxe6#) 2.Bc4+ Rd5 (2...Kh8 3.Ng6+ hxg6 4.hxg6+ Nh6 5.Rxh6+ gxh6 6.Bf6#; 2...Re6 3.Bxe6+ Kh8 4.Ng6+ hxg6 5.hxg6+ Nh6 6.Rxh6+ gxh6 7.Bf6#) 3.Bxd5+ Re6 (3...Kh8 4.Ng6+ hxg6 5.hxg6+ Nh6 6.Rxh6+ gxh6 7.Bf6#) 4.Bxe6+ Kh8 5.Ng6+ hxg6 6.hxg6+ Nh6 7.Rxh6+ gxh6 8.Bf6#.
1466
1035
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1.Qd8+ Ka7 (1...Bc8 2.Qxc8+ Ka7 3.Nb5#) 2.Nb5+ Ka6 3.Nxc7+ Ka7 4.Nc8+ Bxc8 (4...Kb8 5.Nd6+ Bc8 (5...Ka7 6.Ndb5#) 6.Qxc8+ Ka7 7.Qb7#) 5.Nb5+ Kb7 (5...Ka6 6.Qxc8+ Kxb5 7.Qc4#; 5...Kb8 6.Qc7+ Ka8 7.Qa7#; 5...Ka8 6.Qxc8#) 6.Qc7+ Ka6 (6...Ka8 7.Qa7#) 7.Qxc8+ Kxb5 8.Qc4#.
1467
1036
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1.Qh7+ Kf6 2.e5+ Kxe5 (2...dxe5 3.Nce4#; 2...Kxg5 3.Qh4#; 2...Bxe5 3.Nce4#) 3.Qg7+ f6 4.Qxe7+ (4.Re1+ Be3 5.Rxe3+ Kd4 6.Rd3+ Ke5 7.Qxe7+ Qxe7 8.Rd5#) 4...Qxe7 (4...Be6 5.Qxe6#) 5.Re1+ Be3 6.Rxe3+ Kd4 7.Rd3+ Ke5 8.Rd5#.
1468
1037
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1.Rxg6+ fxg6 (1...Kh8 2.Qh6#; 1...Kh7 2.Qh6#) 2.Qe7+ Kh6 (2...Rf7 3.Rxf7+ Kh6 (3...Kg8 4.Rf8#; 3...Kh8 4.Rf8#) 4.Rh7#) 3.Qxf8+ Kg5 (3...Kh7 4.Rf7#; 3...Kh5 4.Qh8+ Kg5 5.h4+ gxh3 6.Rg3+ Kf4 7.Qh4#) 4.Qf6+ Kh5 (4...Kh6 5.Qh8+ Kg5 6.h4+ gxh3 7.Rg3+ Kf4 8.Qh4#) 5.Qh8+ Kg5 6.h4+ gxh3 7.Rg3+ Kf4 8.Qh4#.
1469
1038
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1.Bxc7+ Rxc7 (1...Ka8 2.Nb6#) 2.Qxa7+ Kxa7 (2...Kc8 3.Nb6#) 3.Ra1+ Kb8 4.Ra8+ Kxa8 5.Nb6+ Kb8 (5...Ka7 6.Ra2+ Kb8 7.Ra8#) 6.Rd8+ Rc8 (6...Ka7 7.Ra8#) 7.Rxc8+ Ka7 8.Ra8#.
1470
1039
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1.Bd5+ Qxd5 (1...Kb6 2.Qc6#) 2.Ra7+ Kxa7 (2...Kb6 3.Qc7+ Kb5 4.Ra5#; 2...Kb8 3.Qc7#) 3.Qc7+ Ka6 (3...Ka8 4.Ra1+ Ra4 (4...Qa5 5.Rxa5#; 4...Qa2 5.Rxa2+ Ra4 6.Rxa4#) 5.Rxa4+ Qa5 6.Rxa5#; 3...Rb7 4.Ra1+ Qa2 (4...Qa5 5.Rxa5#) 5.Rxa2#; 3...Qb7 4.Ra1+ Ra4 5.Rxa4#) 4.Ra1+ Qa2 (4...Ra4 5.Rxa4+ Kb5 (5...Qa5 6.Rxa5#) 6.Ra5+ Kb4 7.Qc3#; 4...Kb5 5.Ra5#; 4...Qa5 5.Rxa5#) 5.Rxa2+ Ra4 (5...Kb5 6.Ra5#) 6.Rxa4+ Kb5 7.Ra5+ Kb4 8.Qc3#.
1471
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1.Bf6+ Rxf6 (1...Kc8 2.f8=Q#; 1...Bxf6 2.f8=Q#) 2.e7+ Kd7 (2...Kc8 3.e8=Q#) 3.e8=Q+ Kxd6 4.Nc4+ Kc7 (4...Kd5 5.Qd7+ Rd6 6.Qxd6#) 5.Qe7+ Kc8 (5...Kc6 6.Qb7#; 5...Kb8 6.Qd8#) 6.Nd6+ Rxd6 (6...Kb8 7.Qd8#) 7.f8=Q+ Rd8 8.Qfxd8#.
1472
1040
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1.Bd5+ Kf8 2.Rf7+ Ke8 (2...Kg8 3.Re7+ Kf8 4.Ng6#) 3.Bc6+ Kd8 4.Rd7+ Ke8 (4...Kc8 5.Bb7+ Kb8 6.Nc6#) 5.Rb7+ Kd8 (5...Kf8 6.Ng6+ Kg8 7.Bd5#) 6.Nf7+ Kc8 7.Nd6+ Kd8 8.Rd7#.
1473
1041
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1.Ra8+ Rxa8 2.Qg4+ Kb8 (2...Nf5 3.Qxf5+; 2...Ne6 3.Qxe6+; 2...Kd8 3.Qd7#) 3.Nd7+ Kc8 (3...Ka7 4.Ra1+ Qa5 5.Rxa5#) 4.Nb6+ Kb8 (4...Kd8 5.Qd7#) 5.Qc8+ Rxc8 (5...Ka7 6.Ra1+ Qa5 7.Rxa5#) 6.Nd7+ Ka7 7.Ra1+ Qa3 (7...Qa5 8.Rxa5#; 7...Qa4 8.Rxa4#) 8.Rxa3#.
1474
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1.Qc5+ Kd7 (1...Ke8 2.Re6+; 1...Qd6 2.Qxd6+ Ke8 3.Qxb8+ Kd7 (3...Ke7 4.Qd6+ Ke8 5.Rc8#) 4.Qd6+ Ke8 5.Rc8#) 2.Rd6+ Ke8 (2...Ke7 3.Re6+ Kd7 4.Qc6#) 3.Re6+ fxe6 (3...Qe7 4.Qxe7#; 3...Kd7 4.Qc6#) 4.Bh5+ Rg6 (4...Kd7 5.Qc6+ Ke7 6.Qxe6+ Kf8 7.Qf7#) 5.Bxg6+ Kd7 6.Qc6+ Ke7 7.Qxe6+ Kf8 8.Qf7#.
1475
1042
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1.Qf4+ gxf4 (1...Ka8 2.Nb6+ axb6 3.axb6+ Na6 (3...Na4 4.Rxa4#) 4.Rxa6+ bxa6 5.Rxc8+ Rxc8 (5...Kb7 6.Qc7#) 6.Bg2+ Rc6 7.Bxc6#; 1...Ne5 2.Qxe5+ Ka8 3.Nb6+; 1...Rd6 2.Qxd6+ Ka8 3.Nb6+) 2.Bxf4+ Ka8 (2...Ne5 3.Bxe5+ Ka8 4.Nb6+; 2...Rd6 3.Bxd6+ Ka8 4.Nb6+) 3.Nb6+ axb6 4.axb6+ Na6 (4...Na4 5.Rxa4#) 5.Rxc8+ Rxc8 6.Rxa6+ bxa6 7.Bg2+ Rc6 8.Bxc6#.
1476
1043
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1.Rb8+ Rxb8 2.Bd5+ Nxd5 (2...Rhb7 3.axb7+ Rxb7 4.Bxb7+ Kxb7 5.Rb1+ Kc8 (5...Ka8 6.Qb8#; 5...Ka6 6.Qb5#) 6.Qb8+ Kd7 7.Rb7#; 2...Rbb7 3.axb7+ Rxb7 4.Bxb7+ Kxb7 5.Rb1+) 3.Qxd5+ Rhb7 (3...Rbb7 4.axb7+ Kb8 (4...Rxb7 5.Rxa7+) 5.Qd8+ Kxb7 6.Rb1+ Ka6 7.Qd6+ Ka5 8.Qa3#) 4.axb7+ Rxb7 5.Rxa7+ Kxa7 (5...Kb8 6.Qxb7#) 6.Qa5+ Kb8 7.Nc6+ (7.Qd8+ Ka7 8.Nc6+ Ka6 9.Qa5#) 7...Kc8 8.Qd8#.
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1044
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1.Rh8+ Kf7 (1...Kxh8 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Qxe8+ Kh7 4.Qh5+ Kg8 5.e8=Q#) 2.Qh5+ Kxe7 (2...Ng6 3.Qxg6+ Kxe7 4.Qxe8+ Kd6 5.Qe6+ Kc7 6.Qxc6#; 2...g6 3.Qh7#) 3.Qxe8+ Kd6 4.Qe6+ Kc7 5.Rc8+ (5.Qc8+ Kd6 6.Qe6+ Kc7) 5...Kb6 6.Rxc6+ Nxc6 (6...Kxa5 7.Ra6#; 6...Ka7 7.Rc7+ Kb8 (7...Ka8 8.Qc8#) 8.Qc8#) 7.Qxc6+ Kxa5 (7...Ka7 8.Qb7#) 8.Qb5#.
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1.Nd7+ e5 (1...Kh7 2.Nf6+; 1...Kg8 2.Nf6+ Kg7 (2...Kf8 3.Qd8+ Kg7 4.Qg8#; 2...Kh8 3.Qd8+ Kg7 4.Qg8#) 3.Nh5+ Kf8 (3...Kg8 4.Qg7#; 3...Kh7 4.Qg7#) 4.Qd8#; 1...f6 2.Qxf6+ Kh7 (2...Kg8 3.Qf8+ Kh7 4.Nf6#) 3.Qf7+ Kh8 4.Qf8+ Kh7 5.Nf6#) 2.Qxe5+ Kh7 (2...f6 3.Qe7+ Kh8 (3...Kg8 4.Nxf6+ Kh8 5.Qf8#) 4.Qf8+ Kh7 5.Nxf6#; 2...Kg8 3.Qe8+ Kg7 (3...Kh7 4.Nf6+ Kg7 5.Qg8#) 4.Qf8+ Kh7 5.Nf6#) 3.Nf6+ Kg7 (3...Kh8 4.Qe8+ Kg7 5.Qg8#) 4.Nh5+ Kf8 (4...Kh7 5.Qg7#; 4...Kg8 5.Qg7#) 5.Qd6+ Kg8 (5...Ke8 6.Nf6#) 6.Qd8+ Kh7 7.Nf6+ Kg7 8.Qg8#.
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1.Rb7+ Ka8 2.Rb8+ Kxb8 (2...Rxb8 3.Be4+ Nd5 (3...Rb7 4.Rg8#) 4.Bxd5+ Rb7 5.Rg8#) 3.Nd7+ Kc7 (3...Kb7 4.Nc5+ Kc6 (4...Kb8 5.Na6+; 4...Ka8 5.Be4+ Nd5 6.Bxd5+ Rc6 7.Rg8+ Re8 8.Rxe8#) 5.Be4+ Nd5 (5...Kd6 6.Rd7#) 6.cxd5+ Kd6 7.Rd7#; 3...Ka8 4.Be4+ Nd5 (4...Rc6 5.Bxc6#) 5.Bxd5+ Rc6 6.Bxc6#) 4.Nc5+ Kb8 (4...Kd8 5.Ne6+ Ke8 6.Bg6#; 4...Kc6 5.Be4+ Nd5 (5...Kd6 6.Rd7#) 6.cxd5+ Kd6 7.Rd7#; 4...Kd6 5.Rd7+ Kc6 6.Be4+ Nd5 7.cxd5#) 5.Na6+ Ka8 6.Be4+ Nd5 (6...Rc6 7.Bxc6#) 7.Bxd5+ Rc6 8.Bxc6#.
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1.Qb6+ Kxd3 (1...Ke5 2.Re1#) 2.Rf3+ Kc2 (2...Kxc4 3.b3+ (3.Rc1+) 3...Kd5 (3...Kb4 4.Qd4#) 4.Rd1+ Ke5 5.Qe3#; 2...Kd2 3.Qe3+ Kc2 4.Qc3#; 2...Ke2 3.Qe3#) 3.Rc1+ Kxc1 (3...Kd2 4.Qe3#; 3...Kxb2 4.Qd4+ Kxc1 (4...Ka2 5.Ra1#) 5.Qc3+ Kb1 6.Rf1+ Ka2 7.Ra1#) 4.Qe3+ Kb1 (4...Kc2 5.Qc3+ Kb1 (5...Kd1 6.Rf1+ Ke2 7.Re1#) 6.Rf1+ Ka2 7.Qa3#; 4...Kxb2 5.Qd2+ Kb1 (5...Ka1 6.Rf1#) 6.Rf1#; 4...Kd1 5.Rf1+ Kc2 6.Qc3#) 5.Qe1+ (5.Qd3+) 5...Kc2 (5...Ka2 6.Ra3+ Kxb2 7.Qc3+ Kb1 8.Ra1#; 5...Kxb2 6.Qd2+ Kb1 (6...Ka1 7.Rf1#) 7.Rf1#) 6.Qc3+ Kb1 (6...Kd1 7.Rf1+ Ke2 8.Re1#) 7.Rf1+ Ka2 8.Qa3#.
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1.Qf4+ Kg6 (1...Nf5 2.Nge4+ Kg6 3.Qg5+ Kf7 (3...Kh7 4.Qxf5+) 4.Qxf5+ Kg8 5.Qe6+ Kh7 6.Ng5#) 2.Qf7+ Kxg5 (2...Kh6 3.Rxh2+ Kxg5 4.Ne4+ Kg4 5.f3#) 3.Ne4+ Kg4 (3...Kh6 4.Rxh2#; 3...Kh4 4.Rxh2+ Kg4 5.f3#) 4.f3+ Kh3 (4...Kh4 5.Rxh2#) 5.Qe6+ Nf5 (5...Kg2 6.Qg4+ Kxh1 7.Nf2#; 5...Kh4 6.Rxh2#) 6.Qxf5+ Kg2 (6...Kh4 7.Rxh2#) 7.Qg4+ Kxh1 8.Nf2#.
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1.Nc6+ Bxc6 (1...Kc8 2.Rd8#; 1...Ka8 2.Rd8+ Bc8 3.Rxc8+ Kb7 4.Rb8+ Ka6 5.Qc4+ b5 6.axb5#) 2.Rd8+ Kb7 3.Qxc6+ Kxc6 (3...Ka6 4.Qb5+ Kb7 5.Be4+ Nd5 (5...c6 6.Qxc6+ Ka6 7.Qb5#) 6.Qxd5+ c6 (6...Ka6 7.Qb5#) 7.Qxc6+ Ka6 8.Qb5#) 4.Be4+ Kc5 (4...Nd5 5.Bxd5+ Kc5 6.Ne4+ Kd4 7.Bc3#) 5.Nd3+ Nxd3 6.Rd5+ Kc6 7.Rxd3+ Kc5 8.b4+ Kc4 9.Bd5#.
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1.Qxf7+ Nxf7 (1...Rg7 2.Qxg7#) 2.Rxf7+ Rg7 3.Rxg7+ Kh8 4.Rxg6+ Kh7 (4...Bf6 5.Bxf6+ Kh7 6.Rg7+ Kh8 7.Rxg4+ Kh7 8.Rd7#) 5.Rg7+ Kh8 6.Rxg5+ Kh7 7.Rg7+ Kh8 8.Rxg4+ Kh7 9.Rd7#.
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1.Qxa7+ Kxa7 (1...Kc8 2.Qxc7#) 2.axb6+ Kb7 (2...Kb8 3.bxc7+ Kc8 4.Ra8+ Nb8 5.cxb8=Q+ Kd7 6.Qb7#) 3.Ra7+ Kb8 (3...Kc6 4.Rxc7+ Kd5 5.Rb5+ Nc5 (5...Qc5 6.Rcxc5+ Nxc5 7.Rxc5#) 6.Rbxc5+ Qxc5 7.Rxc5#; 3...Kc8 4.b7+ Kd8 (4...Kb8 5.Ra8#) 5.b8=Q+ Nxb8 6.Rxb8+ Kd7 7.Rxc7#) 4.Bxc7+ Kc8 5.b7+ Kxc7 6.b8=Q+ Kc6 7.Qb7+ Kd6 8.Ra6+ Nb6 9.Raxb6#.
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1.Be5+ Ka8 (1...Rc7 2.Qe8#) 2.Nb6+ axb6 3.Ra1+ Na6 (3...Na2 4.Rxa2#) 4.Rxa6+ bxa6 5.Bg2+ Ka7 (5...Ne4 6.Qxe4+ Rc6 (6...Ka7 7.Qb7#) 7.Qxc6+ Ka7 8.Qb7#; 5...Rc6 6.Qxc6+ Ka7 7.Qb7#) 6.Qxb6+ Kxb6 7.Nd7+ Ka7 (7...Ka5 8.Bc3#) 8.Bd4+ Rc5 9.Bxc5#.
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1.Qxg7+ Qe7 (1...Kxc8 2.Be6+ Kb8 (2...Kd8 3.Qf8+ Kc7 4.Qc8+ Kd6 5.Bc5#) 3.Qf8+ Kc7 (3...Be8 4.Qxe8+ Kc7 5.Qd7+ Kb8 6.Qc8#) 4.Qc8+ Kd6 5.Bc5#; 1...Kd6 2.Bc5#) 2.Be6+ (2.Rc7+? Kxc7 3.Qxe7+ Bd7 4.Qe5+ Kc8 5.Qxb2 Nxe3–+) 2...Kxe6 3.Qe5+ Kf7 (3...Kd7 4.Rc7+ Ke8 5.Qxe7#) 4.Qxf5+ Qf6 (4...Kg7 5.Bd4+) 5.Rc7+ Kg8 (5...Kf8 6.Qxf6+ Kg8 7.Qg7#; 5...Ke8 6.Qc8+ Qd8 7.Qe6+ Kf8 8.Qf7#; 5...Bd7 6.Qxd7+ Kg6 7.Qg4+ Kh6 8.Qxh3+ Kg6 9.Qh7#) 6.Qc8+ Qf8 7.Qg4+ Kh8 8.Bd4+ Qf6 9.Bxf6#.
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1.Qxa7+ Kxa7 2.Ra1+ Kb8 (2...Ra2 3.Rxa2+ Kb8 4.Bf4+) 3.Bf4+ Rc7 (3...Ne5 4.Bxe5+ Rc7 5.Bxc7+) 4.Bxc7+ Kc8 5.Ra8+ Kd7 6.Rd8+ Ke6 7.Re8+ Kd7 8.Re7+ Kc8 9.Nb6#.
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1.Rf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kg8 2.Qxh7#; 1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#) 2.Qxh7+ Kf8 (2...Kf6 3.Qxg6#; 2...Ke6 3.Qxg6#) 3.Qh6+ Kg8 (3...Kf7 4.Bxg6+ Kg8 (4...Ke6 5.Bxe8+ Kf5 6.Qg6#; 4...Kf6 5.Bxe8+ Kf5 6.Qg6#) 5.Qh7+ Kf8 6.Qf7#) 4.Qxg6+ Kf8 (4...Kh8 5.Qh7#) 5.Qh6+ Kg8 (5...Kf7 6.Bg6+) 6.Bh7+ Kh8 (6...Kf7 7.Qg6+) 7.Bg6+ Kg8 8.Qh7+ Kf8 9.Qf7#.
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1.Qxa7+ Kxa7 2.Ra1+ Kb8 (2...Qa2 3.Rxa2+) 3.Ra8+ Kc7 4.Ra7+ Kb8 5.Rb7+ Ka8 6.Rbxg7+ Kb8 (6...Nxe4 7.Ra7+ Kb8 8.Rhb7#; 6...Qd5 7.Bxd5+; 6...d5 7.Ra7+ Kb8 8.Rhb7#) 7.Rb7+ Ka8 8.Ra7+ Kb8 9.Rhb7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kf8 (1...Kh8 2.Rxh7+ Kg8 3.Rh8#) 2.Rg8+ Kxg8 3.Rg1+ Kf8 (3...Qg5 4.Rxg5+) 4.Bg7+ Kg8 5.Bf6+ Kf8 (5...Qg5 6.Rxg5+) 6.Rg8+ Kxg8 7.Qg2+ Qg5 (7...Kf8 8.Qg7#) 8.Qxg5+ Kf8 9.Qg7#.
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rxf7+ Kh6 (2...Kg6 3.R1f6+; 2...Kg8 3.Rxf8+ Kh7 4.Rh8+ Kg6 5.Be4+ Kg5 6.Bf6+ Kg4 7.Rh4#) 3.R1f6+ Kg5 (3...Kh5 4.Bf3+ Kg5 5.h4#) 4.h4+ Kg4 (4...Kh5 5.Bf3#) 5.Rg6+ Kh5 6.Rg5+ Kh6 7.Bg7+ Kh7 8.Be4+ Kg8 9.Rxf8#.
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1.Qxg6+ fxg6 (1...Kf8 2.Qxf7#; 1...Kh8 2.Qg7#) 2.f7+ Kf8 (2...Kh7 3.f8=Q+ Re7 (3...Nc7 4.Rf7#; 3...Ne7 4.Rf7#) 4.Rf7+ Rxf7 5.Rxf7#; 2...Kh8 3.f8=Q#; 2...Kg7 3.f8=Q#) 3.Ra8+ Ke7 (3...Re8 4.fxe8=Q+ Kg7 5.Qh8#; 3...Kg7 4.f8=Q+ Kh7 5.Qh8#) 4.f8=Q+ Ke6 (4...Kd7 5.Rd8+ Kc7 (5...Ke6 6.Qd6#) 6.Qd6+ Kb7 7.Qb8+ Ka6 8.Qa8#) 5.Re8+ Kd7 (5...Ne7 6.Qxe7+ Kd5 7.Rd8#) 6.Rd8+ Kc7 (6...Ke6 7.Qd6#) 7.Qd6+ Kb7 8.Qb8+ (8.Rf7+) 8...Ka6 9.Qa8#.
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1.Nd7+ Ka7 (1...Ka8 2.Qxb7+ Kxb7 3.Be4+) 2.Qxb7+ Kxb7 3.Be4+ Ka6 (3...Ka7 4.Rc7+ Ka6 5.Nb8+? (5.b5+ Kxb5 6.Bd3+) 5...Kb5 6.Bd3+ Ka4 (6...Kxb4 7.Rc4+ Kb5 8.a4#) 7.Bc2+ Kxb4 8.a3+ Kb5 9.a4+ Kb4 10.Na6#) 4.b5+ Kxb5 5.Bd3+ Kb4 (5...Ka4 6.Rc4+ Kb5 7.a4+ Ka6 8.Rc7+ b5 9.axb5#) 6.Rc4+ Kb5 7.a4+ (7.Rc3+ Ka4 8.Ra3+ Kb4 9.Rb3+ Ka4 10.Bb5#) 7...Ka6 8.Rc7+ b5 9.axb5#.
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1.Rxb7+ Kxb7 2.Bc6+ Kc7 3.Ra7+ Kb8 (3...Kc8 4.Nxd6+ Kb8 5.Rb7+ Ka8 6.Rb6+ Ka7 7.Nc8#) 4.Rb7+ Ka8 (4...Kc8 5.Nxd6#) 5.Rd7+ Kb8 6.Rxd8+ Kc7 (6...Ka7 7.Ra8#) 7.Rd7+ Kb8 (7...Kc8 8.Nb6+ Kb8 9.Rb7#) 8.Rb7+ Kc8 (8...Ka8 9.Nb6#) 9.Nxd6+ Kd8 10.Rd7#.
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1.Qh6+ Kxh6 (1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#) 2.Rh4+ Kg5 (2...Kg7 3.Rxh7#) 3.Nxh7+ Kxh4 4.Rd4+ f4 (4...Kh3 5.Ng5+ Kxh2 6.Rh4+ Kg1 7.Nh3+ Kh2 8.Nf4+ Kg1 9.Ne2#) 5.Rxf4+ Kh3 6.Ng5+ Kxh2 7.Rh4+ Kg1 8.Nh3+ Kh2 9.Nf4+ Kg1 10.Ne2#.
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1.Qh3+ Kg8 2.Rxg7+ Kxg7 (2...Kf8 3.Qh8#) 3.Qh6+ Kg8 4.Qxg6+ Kh8 (4...Kf8 5.Qf7#) 5.Qxe8+ Kg7 (5...Kh7 6.g6+ Kg7 (6...Kh6 7.Qf8+ Kxg6 8.Qf7+ Kh6 9.g5#) 7.Qf7+ Kh8 (7...Kh6 8.Qh7#) 8.Qh7#) 6.Qf7+ Kh8 7.Qf8+ Kh7 8.g6+ Kxg6 9.Qf7+ Kh6 10.g5#.
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1.Qxa7+ Kxa7 2.Ra1+ Kb8 (2...Qa2 3.Rxa2+) 3.Ra8+ Kc7 4.Nb5+ Kd7 5.Ra7+ Rc7 (5...Ke8 6.Bxg6+ Kf8 7.Rh8+ Bxh8 8.Nxe6+ Kg8 9.Bh7#) 6.Rxc7+ Ke8 7.Bxg6+ Kf8 8.Rh8+ Bxh8 9.Nxe6+ Kg8 10.Bh7#.
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1.Rxg7+ Kf8 (1...Kxg7 2.Qh6+ Kf7 (2...Kg8 3.Qe6+ Kg7 4.Bh6+ Kh8 5.Qf6+ Kg8 6.Qg7#) 3.Qf6+ Kg8 4.Qe6+ Kg7 5.Bh6+ Kh8 6.Qf6+ Kg8 7.Qg7#; 1...Kh8 2.Qxh7#) 2.Be7+ Kxg7 (2...Ke8 3.Rg8+ Kf7 4.Qxh7+ Ke6 5.Rg6#) 3.Qf6+ Kg8 4.Qe6+ Kg7 (4...Kh8 5.Bf6#) 5.Bf6+ Kg6 (5...Kh6 6.Bxd8+ Kg7 7.Bf6+ Kh6 8.Be7+; 5...Kf8 6.Qe7+ Kg8 7.Qg7#) 6.Bxd8+ Kg7 (6...Kh5 7.Qf7+ Kh6 8.Qf6+ Kh5 9.Qg5#) 7.Bf6+ Kh6 (7...Kf8 8.Qe7+ Kg8 9.Qg7#) 8.Be7+ Kh5 (8...Kg7 9.Qf6+ Kg8 10.Qf8#) 9.Qf7+ Kh6 10.Qf6+ Kh5 11.Qg5#.
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1.Ng5+ Ke8 (1...Kg8 2.Qe6+ Kh8 (2...Rf7 3.Qxc8+ Rf8 4.Qe6+) 3.Nf7+ Kg8 (3...Rxf7 4.Qxc8+ Rf8 5.Qxf8#) 4.Nh6+ Kh8 5.Qg8+ Rxg8 6.Nf7#) 2.Qe6+ Kd8 3.Qxd5+ Kc7 (3...Ke7 4.Qe6+ Kd8 5.Rd1+ Kc7 6.Qd6#; 3...Ke8 4.Qe6+ Kd8 5.Rd1+ Kc7 6.Qd6#) 4.Ne6+ Kb8 5.Qd6+ Rc7 (5...Ka8 6.Nc7+ Kb8 (6...Rxc7 7.Qxf8+ Rc8 8.Qxc8#) 7.Nxa6+ Ka8 8.Qb8+ Rxb8 9.Nc7#) 6.Qxf8+ Rc8 7.Qd6+ Ka8 (7...Rc7 8.Qxc7+ Ka8 9.Qc8#) 8.Nc7+ Kb8 (8...Rxc7 9.Qd8+ Rc8 10.Qxc8#) 9.Nxa6+ Ka8 10.Qb8+ Rxb8 11.Nc7#.
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1.Bh7+ Kh8 2.Bxe4+ Kg8 3.Bh7+ Kh8 4.Bxd3+ Kg8 5.Bh7+ Kh8 6.Bc2+ Kg8 7.Rg2+ Bxg2 8.Bh7+ Kh8 9.Bg6+ Kg8 10.Qh7+ Kf8 11.Qxf7#.
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Table of Contents Title page Introduction Chapter 1. Checkmate with One Piece Chapter 2. Checkmate with More Than One Piece Chapter 3. Captures Chapter 4. Sacrifices Chapter 5. Pawn Promotion Chapter 6. Vacation Chapter 7. Attraction Chapter 8. Combinations Chapter 9. Elimination Chapter 10. Combination: Attraction + Elimination Chapter 11. Combinations Chapter 12. Deflection Chapter 13. Combination: Deflection + Elimination Chapter 14. Combinations Chapter 15. Blocking Chapter 16. Combinations Chapter 17. Seizing the Square Chapter 18. Combinations Chapter 19. X-Ray Chapter 20. Combinations Chapter 21. Pins Chapter 22. Combinations Chapter 23. Discovered Check Chapter 24. Combinations Chapter 25. Double Check Chapter 26. Combinations Chapter 27. Windmill Chapter 28. Combinations Chapter 29. Interference 1067
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