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Happy New Year

First of all I wish you all a happy new year with good compositions. Since a month I have been working hard in my new chesscafe: www.cafeatlantis.nl. That's the reason why Mastermove has been silent for a month or two. During the Harmonietournament of last Christmas there was a blitzshow in afe atlantis, which was won by IM Jan Werle. In the second round of the Corustournament he won a beautiful game of madam Atalik with a classical mate. In the database I found two studies with this mate. Have fun.

  GUESS THE MOVE:  
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Nadareishvili, G.
white wins
[2.hm Erevan Ty.]

Start Position GUESS THE MOVE
 1.Bc3! e1=Q!
[1...Rd5+ 2.Kb6 Rxa5 3.Nf5+ Kg8 4.Kxa5 a3 5.Ng3]
2.Bxe1 Rd5+ 3.Kb6 Rxa5 GUESS THE MOVE
 4.Bc3! Ra8 GUESS THE MOVE
[4...Rd5 5.Ne8+ Kg8 6.Nf6+]
5.Kb7 Rf8 GUESS THE MOVE
 6.Nf5+! Kg8 GUESS THE MOVE
 7.Nh6# mate!

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Dudakov, M.
white wins
[Wolgogradska Pravda]

Start Position GUESS THE MOVE
 1.Ng7+ Kf7 2.Nh8+ Kg8 GUESS THE MOVE
 3.Bc3 Kxh8 GUESS THE MOVE
 4.Kc7 Na6+ 5.Kb6 Nb8 6.Kb7 Nd7 GUESS THE MOVE
 7.Kc7 Nf8 Blocks the king.
 8.Nf5+ Kg8 GUESS THE MOVE
 9.Nh6# mate!

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