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  1. Richard Schwartz Reply

    1. Nc5! attacks the R@e5 and threatens a fork @a6. Black can’t answer with 1. … exc5 due to 2. Rd7 attacking the queen and also threatening Qxf7+ with mate to follow.

    So Black is going to have to lose an exchange after 1. … Re7 2. Nxa6

  2. Lucymarie Reply

    1. Nc5 dxc5 (1. .. Re7 2. Nxa6) 2. Rd7

  3. Whatever Reply

    Nc5.
    Too lazy to comment the lines and variations. 🙂

    Darn these captchas too

  4. Oleg Mezjuev Reply

    1. Nc5! (theatens 2. Nxa6 and 2. Nxe4) dxc5 2. Rd7 1-0 Black has to give up his Queen, otherwise he will be checkmated in a couple of moves.

  5. CraigB Reply

    1. Nc5 Re8 (say) 2. N:a6 wins an exchange. 1…dc loses to 2. Rd7

  6. Anonymous Reply

    Nc5

  7. Anonymous Reply

    I bet it starts nc5. That’s all I’ve got.

  8. Arthur B Reply

    Nc5

    a. … dxc5
    Rd7 winning the queen with the Qxf7 threat

    b. … Re5/e7/e8
    Nxa6 winning the quality.

  9. Anand Gautam Reply

    1. Nc5!! wins an exchange at least

  10. der letzte Konsul Reply

    Bxa6
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  11. der letzte Konsul Reply

    Bxa6

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  12. der letzte Konsul Reply

    Bxa6

    @derletzteKonsul

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