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White to Play

Pete Tamburro on Mar 24, 2025

Published in Chess Puzzles

Chess teachers always recommend tripling on the file to attack, but not what White has done on the h-file; still…

1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Kg2+ Bh3+ 3.Rxh3+ Bh6 4.Rhxh6+ Kg7 5.Rfg6#

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