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Pete Tamburro on

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Another thematic finish, but with a heck of a start.


From Bogomolov-Kozlov 1978 1.Rxe5!! fxe5 2.Qxh7+!! Kxh7 Actually Black resigned here because of 3.Ng6 Kg8 4.Rh3 Rxe6 5.fxe6 Be7 6.Rh8#

 


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