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This puzzle worthy position has long been one of my favorite instructive combinations to use as a part of beginner classes on checkmating. The player with the white pieces is none other than the fifth World Champion Max Euwe but our feature position occurs twelve years before Max famously defeated Alexander Alekhine in a close match (15 1/2 to 14 1/2). Fortunately, you don’t need to be a world champion caliber chess player to discover and appreciate Euwe’s winning combination in today’s puzzle.
