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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