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Chess Puzzles

By Pete Tamburro

White to Play

Pete Tamburro on Nov 11, 2026

Published in Chess Puzzles

Even a world class grandmaster can miss combinations. In 1938, Sammy Reshevsky had just played Rd2. His opponent, Alexander Alekhine, saw more in the position. What did he play?

1.Rxb8+ Kxb8 2.Qxe5+ Now he sees it, so he resigned.

Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.

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