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June 7, 2009

White to mate in 14

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Alexander Petrov
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White to mate in 14

1.Nd6+ Ke7 2.Ndf5+ Ke8 [2...Ke6 3.Rd6+ Ke5 4.Nc4#; 2...Kf6 3.Rd6+ Ke5 4.Nc4#] 3.Ng7+ Ke7 4.Nef5+ Kf6 5.Rd6+ Ke5 6.Be3 c5 [6...Nf6 7.Bd4+ Kf4 8.Ne3 Nxg4+ 9.hxg4 Qxd6 10.Nh5#] 7.c3 bxc3 [7...Rxa4 8.Bd4+ cxd4 9.cxd4+ Kf4 10.Nh5#] 8.bxc3 Rxa4 9.bxa4 Nf6 [9...Ne7 10.Bd4+ cxd4 11.cxd4+ Kf4 12.Nh5#] 10.Bd4+ cxd4 [10...Kf4 11.Nh5+ (11.Ne3 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nh4 13.Rxf6+ Qxf6 14.Nh5#) 11...Nxh5 12.Ne3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Qxd6 14.Ng2#] 11.cxd4+ Kf4 12.Ne3 [12.Nh5+ Nxh5 13.Ne3 Qxd6 14.Ng2#] 12...Nxg4+ [12...Nh4 13.Rxf6+ (13.Nd5+ Nxd5 14.Nh5#; 13.Nh5+ Nxh5 14.Nd5#) 13...Qxf6 14.Nd5#] 13.hxg4 Qxd6 14.Nh5# Analysis courtesy the Editor & Fritz!

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