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The rook on h1
Karl Mayet vs Adolf Anderssen · Berlin 1859 · Black to play and win
Black to play. Mate in 2.
Find the move Adolf Anderssen found. The other side answers by itself.
Karl Mayet vs Adolf Anderssen
Berlin, 1859
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Karl Mayet against Adolf Anderssen, Berlin, 1859. The board above holds the position as it stood: Black to move, and mate in 2. 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's queen already stands on d1. The rook is thrown onto h1 to drag the king into the corner, and the queen mates on f1.
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