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Legal's mate
Kermur de Legal vs Saint Brie · Paris, Cafe de la Regence 1750 · White to play and win
White to play. Mate in 3.
Find the move Kermur de Legal found. The other side answers by itself.
Kermur de Legal vs Saint Brie
Paris, Cafe de la Regence, 1750
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Kermur de Legal against Saint Brie, Paris, Cafe de la Regence, 1750. The board above holds the position as it stood: White to move, and mate in 3. 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
The oldest trap with a name. White leaves the queen to be taken and mates with three minor pieces, in the cafe where Paris played chess for a century.
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