Black to play. Mate in 5.
Find the move Paul Morphy found. The other side answers by itself.
Elkin vs Paul Morphy
New York, 1857
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Elkin against Paul Morphy, New York, 1857. The board above holds the position as it stood: Black 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
Two rook checks clear the way, the pawn promotes with check, and Morphy's two queens mate together.
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