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| Today's Chess Challenge | By Pete Tamburro
Solve this Problem...
White to Play and Win
In browsing an old British Chess Magazine , I ran across a tale by D.J. Morgan who relates that this position is from Anderssen-Zukertort back in Breslau, 1862. In this position, Anderssen, who played some of the most brilliant games ever seen on a chess board, went for the draw with: 1.Qg5 Qd2 2.Nf5 Qxg5 3.Ne7+ Kh8 4.Nxg6+ Qxg6 [Black gets mated with 4...fxg6 5.f7+ c3 6.Bxc3+ Rd4 7.Bxd4+ Qf6 8.Bxf6#; 4...Kg8 5.Ne7+ Kh8 6.Rxh7#] 5.Bxg6 Kg8 6.Bxh7+ with a perpetual check. Pretty cool drawing line! However, Morgan tells us that when Alexander Alekhine was shown this position, he not only found the draw right away, but then found a win in the position without even using a board and pieces! Here’s your chance to match a former world champ!
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