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Not all Isolated Queen Pawn attacking positions lead to mate. Sometimes, it’s just getting a winning ending from the attack, as is the case here.


< Wade – Benett, London, 1943 1.Qxg6 hxg6 2.Bxf7+ Rxf7 3.Rh8+ Kxh8 4.Nxf7+ Kg8 5.Nxd6 Rd8 6.Re6 and Black Resigned as after 6...Rd7 7.h4 a5 8.f3 b5 9.g4 Kh7 10.Kf2 a4 11.a3 Rc7 12.Ne4 Nxe4+ 13.fxe4 this is an easily won rook and pawn ending with White's passed pawn, more active king and Black's rook and king tied down to defending weak pawns.

 


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