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1883 / Londres

The rook can wait

Johannes Zukertort — Joseph Blackburne

Zukertort offers a rook on f8 and keeps checking with queen and bishop. As the bishop moves away, the queen finds a new capture along the e-file.

Piece coordination · Sacrifices · Calculation

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