Beat the Masters 24
January 1989, Position H
White to play
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1. Rc6 is crying out to be played. 1. ... bxc6 2. Qc4 and a combination of Rxa6 and Nc6 will be fatal. If Black hits the knight with e5 or Bf6 then 2. Rcxa6+ bxa6 3. Nc6 leads to the same thing, as I can't see what Black can do in two moves.
ReplyDelete10 points Adam. Bravo
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In the meantime - did the position/solution remind you of anything?
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