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Nice Blocking Tactic

Standard memberTimmyBx
Only Chess 14 Dec '11 15:50
  1. Standard memberTimmyBx
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    14 Dec '11 15:50
    http://tacticstime.com/?p=1792

    I thought this was a neat one, with a tactical motif that you don't see often.
  2. Standard membertvochess
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    15 Dec '11 08:56
    Not to spoil the solution:

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    I found Be4 and Bf6+ as seperate ideas quite quickly. Then I saw that their combination does the job. Besides Qh3, Qf5 also delays the mate I think.
  3. Standard memberTimmyBx
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    16 Dec '11 01:33
    good point 🙂 I updated the solution! Thanks!
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