Chess puzzle #37: he didn’t see this one coming!


See the diagram. This was the position in the game Smyslow-Tolush (Moscow 1961) after black played 16. – Qd8??

Why is this a blunder? Hint: white’s answer is a neat and a bit unexpected move! It took me a while to find the correct move. Solution…

With thanks to chesstempo.com

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