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Missed Brilliancy

sznapik-bhend

 Sznapik – Bhend

Bath 1973

White to play

The game continued 19 Bh4 g5 20 Bxg5 fxg5 21 Rh3 and White won in a few moves.

Can you do better?

Aleksander Sznapik

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