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Taking the pawn allows for a knight fork of king and queen with Nxf7. Click on the move list to see all the variations.
Benko's First Endgame Composition
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Wow, those queens were in all the wrong (or right) places.
I know you wrote that this is a composition but it looks like it happened in a game? Benko vs Zaszlonk? Either way it's great, thanks ...
Apr 5, 2009
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Zaszlonk is the magazine or newspaper that Benko submitted his composition to.
Pal Benko has beeen making chess compositions for over 60 years. He has composed over 300 chess problems. Here is his first endgame composition. See if you can find the right move for White to win. White to play and win.