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20... d4
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Aware of this threat, Black moves to block the diagonal - but - |
 
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21. Nxd4
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!?? Seems like such an ingenious - yet simple - move! It seems that White has found a way to win at least two pawns and an extremely strong influence on that dark diagonal with a great threat to the king! Either Black accepts the sac which would only invite trouble or the sac is declined and the line 21...Qg4 22.Bf3 Qxd4 23.Qxd4 exd4 24.Rxd4 looks to be winning for White. Black need not worry about any of this however...since he has a mate in 7! A puzzle of this position does exist though I don't know where it may be found - though knowing there IS a mate might make the next move easier to spot than it would have been for Paul Devos... |
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21... Qxf2+
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!! Bombshell dropped! All of White's next moves are more or less forced as Black displays just how well co-ordinated his pieces really are! |
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22. Kxf2 Ng4+ 23. Kf3
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23.Kg1 Be3# |
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23... e4+ 24. Kxe4 Ndf6+ 25. Kf3 Ne5+ 26. Kf2 Nfg4+ 27. Kg1 Be3#
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Beautiful combination, using the two knights and the two bishops! Brilliant finish by Black! |
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