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The queen on h6
Mikhail Tal vs Igor Platonov · Dubna 1973 · White to play and win
White to play. Mate in 4.
Find the move Mikhail Tal found. The other side answers by itself.
Mikhail Tal vs Igor Platonov
Dubna, 1973
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Mikhail Tal against Igor Platonov, Dubna, 1973. The board above holds the position as it stood: White 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
Tal leaves a rook to be taken and puts his queen on h6. The bishop follows to g6, and nothing Black does stops the mate on f8.
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