Black to play. Mate in 4.
Find the move Mikhail Tal found. The other side answers by itself.
E. Chukaev vs Mikhail Tal
Tbilisi, 1956
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E. Chukaev against Mikhail Tal, Tbilisi, 1956. The board above holds the position as it stood: Black 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
A rook check, a rook capture, and the queen given on a3. The rook mates on a1 with the king's own pawn closing the door.
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