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One more win from Benko. This one was against Horowitz in 1968.


A famous idea from the 1400s appears 1.Nxf7 Qc8 1...Rxf7 2.Bxd5 2.Nh6+ Kh8 2...gxh6 3.Bxd5+ 3.Qxd5 Nc2 4.Qg8+ and here Black resigned because of Rxg8 5.Nf7#

 


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