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Blindfold, from a hospital bed
Alexander Alekhine vs Feldt · Tarnopol 1916 · White to play and win
White to play. Mate in 4.
Find the move Alexander Alekhine found. The other side answers by itself.
Alexander Alekhine vs Feldt
Tarnopol, 1916
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Alexander Alekhine against Feldt, Tarnopol, 1916. The board above holds the position as it stood: White to move, and mate in 4. Find the move that was played and the other side answers by itself, exactly as it answered then.
The story behind it, which gives the finish away
Alekhine played this blindfold while recovering in a military hospital. A knight on f7, a queen on e6, and the black king is mated in the middle of the board.
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