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[FEN 4r3/p4pkp/q7/3Bbb2/P2P1ppP/2N3n1/1PP2KPR/R1BQ4 b - a3 0 20]

Black to move and win - Solution

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A correspondence miniature by one of the great OTB players of all-time: Rosanes,J - Anderssen,A Breslau 1863, 1863 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Nf6 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Bd6 8.d4 Nh5 9.Bb5+ c6 10.dxc6 bxc6 11.Nxc6 Nxc6 12.Bxc6+ Kf8 13.Bxa8 Ng3 14.Rh2 Bf5 15.Bd5 Kg7 16.Nc3 Re8+ 17.Kf2 Qb6 18.Na4 Qa6 19.Nc3 Be5 20.a4 [Diagram]

20...Qf1+ 21.Qxf1 Bxd4+ 22.Be3 Rxe3 ...and mate next, no matter what.  A pretty discovered check, about which White can do nothing.  23.Kg1 Re1 mate.  0-1

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