Smirnov - Kirpichenkov, White Knights, St. Petersburg

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1.Qa6+ Kd7 2.Ne5+ Kd6 "Easy to see up to here, but now what?"

3.Bc5 MATE
"The horizontal pin on the b6-pawn is painful for the victim here."

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