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Ernst Falkbeer vs Adolf Anderssen · Berlin 1851 · Black to play and win
Black to play. Mate in 4.
Find the move Adolf Anderssen found. The other side answers by itself.
Ernst Falkbeer vs Adolf Anderssen
Berlin, 1851
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Ernst Falkbeer against Adolf Anderssen, Berlin, 1851. 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
Anderssen on the black side. A queen check on h2, a bishop check, and the queen captures on c3 to mate on the long diagonal.
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