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Zurich, 1953

Averbakh vs Kotov

The queen is given away on h3 and the king is walked up the board to be mated.

. r . . . . n k
. p . q b . . p
. . . p . r . .
p . p P p . . .
. . P . P p . .
. . . . . P . P
P P . Q N B R K
. . . . . R . .
Black to play
Move
30
To play
Black to play
Result
Winning material
Key move
Qxh3+

The combination

30...Qxh3+ 31.Kg1 Rh6 32.Bg3 fxg3 33.Nxg3 Rf8 34.f4 exf4 35.Rxf4 Rxf4 36.Qxf4

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