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Meanwhile,… black to move and mate.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
Meanwhile,… another Emeritus! It’s the last Round of Tata Steel and a couple of these games are really tense. Giri v Rapport is
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This is what I was talking about. Here is one for the highlight reel.
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1. …Nh3+
2. gxh3 Qxf4+
3. Kh1 Qxf3+
4. Kh2 Qxd1+
5. Kg2 etc.
Black is down material but Black to play and win.
1. … Nh3+
2. gxh3 Qxf2+
3. Kh1 Qf3+
4. Kg1 Qxd1+
5. Kg2 Qf3+ (if 6. Qg2 then Qxd1 7. Qg1 Rf1 or 7. … Qd5+ 8. Qg2 Rf1#)
6. Kg1 Qf1#
And… elegant…
1. … Nh3+
2. Kh1 Nxf2+
3. Kg1 Nxd1+
4. Kh1 Nh3+
5. Kh1 Qg1+
6. Rxg1 Nf2#! (smothered)