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Black to Play

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Lots of major piece acrobatics in this one.


Black comes through by starting with a queen offer. 1...Qf2+ 2.Qg3 2.Rg3 Qxf4 3.Rxg2 Rh5#; 2.Qxf2 Rh5+ 3.Bxh5 g5#

2...Rh5+ 3.Bxh5 Qf6+ 4.Qg5+ Qxg5#

 


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