Give me a Place to Stand
- Goal: Black's Best Move (Hard)
- Challenge: Black makes a key move that results in mate. Can you see it?
- Players: W: Grigorian vs. B: Seredenko (1972)
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Solution:
1. ... Bc5+! Deflecting the Rook.
2. Rxc5 f3, and now mate is unavoidable.
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