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#17 · Checkmate in 7

Checkmate in 7 moves #17

The Modern Defense — the king walks out to f6 · Modern Defense setup (B00)

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Monosson

Checkmate in seven moves — episode seventeen. The Paris championship, nineteen thirty-five. Black builds a quiet, solid setup. But one square is left to the king alone: f7.

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

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