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Paul Keres vs Edward Arlamowski · Szczawno-Zdroj 1950 · White to play and win
White to play. Mate in 1.
Find the move Paul Keres found. The other side answers by itself.
Paul Keres vs Edward Arlamowski
Szczawno-Zdroj, 1950
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Paul Keres against Edward Arlamowski, Szczawno-Zdroj, 1950. The board above holds the position as it stood: White to move, and mate in 1. 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
Six moves into a Caro-Kann, Black plays a natural developing move and is mated by a knight. One of the shortest games ever won by a grandmaster.
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