Walter Browne

Walter Browne

Walter Browne was an Australian-born American chess and poker player. He won the U.S. Chess Championship six times and FIDE awarded him the Grandmaster title in 1970.

He played at a high level for years.

diagram of Walter Browne vs Jaime Sunye Neto chess puzzle

Walter Browne vs Jaime Sunye Neto

In Linares 1994, American Grandmaster Walter Browne found a way to finish the game against Jaime Sunye Neto. Can you find the three moves that lead to checkmate?
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