This puzzle, courtesy of www.wtharvey.com, is from the game Ashley-Van Buskirk, Los Angeles 2000. GM Maurice Ashley won with the simple 1.Qf6, threatening Qg7#. If 1...Nxf6, then 2.Rd8 quickly leads to mate.
Steve Goldberg writes a monthly scholastic chess column for www.chesscafe.com and also serves as the National Chess Examiner at http://www.examiner.com/x-16932-Chess-Examiner.
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