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Two sacrifices on h7
Adolf Anderssen vs Johannes Zukertort · Barmen 1869 · White to play and win
White to play. Mate in 5.
Find the move Adolf Anderssen found. The other side answers by itself.
Adolf Anderssen vs Johannes Zukertort
Barmen, 1869
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Adolf Anderssen against Johannes Zukertort, Barmen, 1869. The board above holds the position as it stood: White to move, and mate in 5. 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
Anderssen sacrifices the queen on h7, then the bishop on the same square. A rook check and a rook mate finish against his future rival.
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