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Grandmaster Nick Rossolimo was one of my favorite GMs. His flair for attack was right there with the best of them. I was fortunate to meet him in the late 1960s in his chess studio in Greenwich Village. This game he played against an amateur in 1944 has a gem of a finish. My favorite move was his fourth move, which had to be one of the nastiest king moves ever. Yeah, that was a hint!


1.Rxf5!! exf5 2.Qxh6+! Kxh6 2...gxh6 3.Nf6+ Kh8 4.Rg8# 3.Rh1+ Kg6 4.Kf4! Qe6 If 4...fxe4 5.Bh5+ Kh7 6.Bxf7+ Qh3 7.Rxh3# or 4...f6 5.Bh5+ Kh7 6.Bf7# 5.Rh8 Black Resigns because of 5...f6 6.Bh5#

 


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