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Interesting position from the FIDE qualifying tournament

Interesting position from the FIDE qualifying tournament

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This was a neat little position I thought. Black seems to have this in the box, but I wouldn't have been able to win it.

Black to move and mate in 5

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Steal a N of the neighbouring board, will make you popular with the rest of the field of participants
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Originally posted by amolv06
This was a neat little position I thought. Black seems to have this in the box, but I wouldn't have been able to win it.

Black to move and mate in 5

[fen]rn3rk1/5p2/2p5/p5pQ/Pp1qn1P1/7P/BP1p2K1/2N1RR2 b - - 0 31[/fen]
does black promote to a knight with tempo

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A check is a check!

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That was it... I was unable to see that...

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Originally posted by amolv06
That was it... I was unable to see that...
What, the check?

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Yup...

Well, I saw the check, but wasn't able to see the checkmate following. My guess was to promote to queen, but that wins for white.

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