Lasker on the receiving end of one of the most famous combinations of all time. Every chessplayer should know of this combination, Lasker himself raved about it and included it in his classic book "Lasker's Manual Of Chess"

Torre - Lasker
Moscow, 1925

White to play and beat Lasker

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Answer follows:

1.Bf6!! Qxh5 (forced) 2.Rxg7+ Kh8 3.Rxf7+ Kg8 4.Rg7+ Kh8 5.Rxb7+ Kg8 6.Rg7+ Kh8 7.Rg5+ Kh7 8.Rxh5 1-0

A truly remarkable piece of play.

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