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(1) Troitsky,AA - (+)
April 4th Puzzle
[Andrew Martin]
White to play and win. This problem is not at all easy. Few solvers suspect that Black will be mated in the main line by a lone Knight! 1.Bc6!!
[Other moves fail, in long or short measure: 1.Qd5
g2-+
; 1.Nf4+
Rxf4
2.Bc6
Rf2
3.Bg2+
Rxg2
4.Qf1
Bg1
5.Qxf5
Bf2+
6.Kd1
Rg1+
7.Kc2
Rf1
8.Qh5+
Kg2
9.Qxg4
Kg1
10.Kd2
g2
wins in the end.] 1...Rb1+
2.Ke2
Rxh1
3.Bg2+!!
A devastating move! 3...Kxg2
4.Nf4+
Kg1
5.Ke1
g2
6.Ne2#
What can one say? 1-0
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