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1953 / Zúrich

The rook that turns the attack

Efim Geller — Max Euwe

Euwe offers a rook to draw the queen away from c2. His other rook enters the second rank, captures the king’s sheltering pawn and waits for the queen to join.

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Efim Geller — Max Euwe

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    Video, explanations and animations by RookHabit. Pieces by Colin M. L. Burnett, distributed with python-chess (GPLv3+).