Straddling the line between Bohemian and Logical schools of composition, Pachman presents a pair of Roman decoys here alongside a neat model-mate finale. White to play and mate in 5. Find the key move.
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1. Rc2 Be2 - White to play. How should White continue?
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2. Rc7 Bxc7 - How should White proceed?
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3. Nxh7 Bf4 - Black disallows White to play Qg5 and Qg7#. It's White to move now; how should White proceed?
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4. Nf8 Bh5 - Black stops Qg6# but how can White finish off now?