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#5 · Checkmate in 9

Checkmate in 9 moves #5

The Halosar Trap — he wins the queen and gets mated · Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (D00)

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Checkmate in nine moves — episode five. This is the Halosar Trap. Black wins two pawns, then wins White's queen — and gets checkmated one move later.

The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.

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