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A startling brilliancy by Joseph Blackburne of England against Simon Lipschutz in the great New York tournament of 1889. Blackburne said that even world champ Steinitz’s reaction was priceless: “Steintiz bent his head over the board and would scarcely believe that a mating position had been created.

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I first thought of just putting the diagram, but people might wonder how the heck that position actually came about in a real game. So, you get a whole briefly annotated game well worth playing over.

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A very cute mate in two. White’s first move allows Black five choices.

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Queen and rook teamwork necessary here.

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As White you’re in a tough spot. Can you figure out a way to avoid a loss here?

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