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10.07.04








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1.Rxf5








Black's best here is probably 1...Qc8 because the recapture 1...gxf5 clears a line for the white queen to join the hunt:









Analysis Diagram: after 1...gxf5

...thereby allowing mate-in-two by 2.Qh5+ Kf8 3.Qf7 mate.

Meanwhile, in the main line, White has won a pawn, and still has the initiative (attack).


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