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- By Leonard Barden

Victor Mikhalevsk­i v Bator Samsubu, Canadian Open, Ottawa . White (to move) has an obvious advantage, so the commentary team discussed the most effective way to force resignatio­n. They settled on 1 Bh with the threat  g fxg  Bxg+ Rf  Qxf mate where Black's f rook is pinned so cannot take the queen. However, Black can fight on for a while by 1 Bh Be  Rce1 Kd. The commentato­rs were still arguing when grandmaste­r Mikhalevsk­i made his move. It was so strong that after it, Black's reply and White's next turn, Black had to resign the now hopeless position. Can you find what the grandmaste­r saw and the lesser lights missed?

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