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Pete Tamburro on Feb 5, 2025

Won by Kis in 1974.

1.g6 hxg6 2.Rxg6+ Nxg6 3.Qxg6+ fxg6 Giving you the pretty finish. Black can try to hold out as long as possible with the same result—a loss—after 3...Bg7 4.Nxe7+ Kh8 5.hxg7+ Qxg7 6.Qh5+ Qh7 7.Qg5 Be4 8.Rg1 Rg8 9.Nxg8 Rxg8 10.Qf6+ Rg7 11.Bxf7 Bxc2+ 12.Ka1 Be4 13.Qd8+ Qg8 14.Qxg8+ Rxg8 15.Rxg8+; 3...Qg7 4.Nxe7+ Kf8 5.hxg7+ Kxe7 6.Qxd6+ Ke8 7.g=8Q# 4.Nf6#

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