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Glucksberg vs Miguel Najdorf · Warsaw 1929 · Black to play and win
Black to play. Mate in 14.
Find the move Miguel Najdorf found. The other side answers by itself.
Glucksberg vs Miguel Najdorf
Warsaw, 1929
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Glucksberg against Miguel Najdorf, Warsaw, 1929. The board above holds the position as it stood: Black to move, and mate in 14. 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
Najdorf sacrifices four pieces, one after another, and mates with a pawn on h5. The white king ends its journey on g4.
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