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Tactics Puzzle

Tactics Puzzle

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Gulko-Grigorian
- USSR 1971
White to play



How does White win?

(Cryptic Hint: I had partial inspiration to post this from the 517 move thread.)

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Rf8+

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or less tactically but equally good: Ng5

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1. Rf8+ Rxf8 2. Qd5+ Kh7 3. ef=N+ Kh8 4. Ng6#

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force mate in 5, Q.a8#

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Originally posted by bosintang
[b]Gulko-Grigorian
- USSR 1971
White to play

[fen]4r1k1/4P1p1/7p/1pp1N3/7P/4q2n/P5Q1/5R1K w - - 0 1[/fen]

How does White win?

(Cryptic Hint: I had partial inspiration to post this from the 517 move thread.)[/b]
Nice puzzle.
Seems a good trick to add to the old arsenal

toet.