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CHESS TACTICS #99419

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evenstephen1
16-Jan-13, 20:53

Why C1?

Why isn't the white King's first move to e1? the move to C1 seemed counter intuitive, though it could end in perpetual check I suppose.

breakerofwind
17-Jan-13, 21:30

No, it leads to mate.

2.Ke1 Nd3+
3.Kd1 Rd2#

evenstephen1
18-Jan-13, 08:13

Yup - I missed that.

Obviously, that's the reason I didn't score with this exercise. Thanks!

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