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New York, 1924

Réti vs Bogoljubov

The bishop steps backwards to e8, and Black has a full board of pieces and nothing to do with any of them.

. . . r . b . k
p p q . . B p p
. . p . . . . .
. . P . . Q . .
. . . . . . . .
. P . . . . P .
P . . . . . . P
. . . . . R K .
White to play
Move
25
To play
White to play
Result
Winning material
Key move
Be8

The combination

25.Be8 Qf7 26.Qxf7 Bxc5+ 27.Kg2 h6 28.Kh3 Rd5 29.Rf5 Bd6 30.Rxd5 cxd5

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