Here is a nice puzzle that looks like a classic Queen sac for mate. White is to play. Can you work out the entire mating sequence of moves?
The game was played between Toran and O'Kelly in 1967 in Palma. It's not all that difficult because there are all these forcing moves.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
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1. Qxh7 Kxh7
ReplyDelete2. Rh3 Nh4
3. Rxh4 Kg6
4. Rh6 Kg5
5. f4 Kxg4
6. Ne3#