Nick De Firmian vs Alexander Chernin
Nick De Firmian took on Alexander Chernin in Tunisia in a game that culminated in a beautiful mate. Can you see the four moves sequence?
Roll over to see the solution: 1. Rxa6+ bxa6 2. Qxd5+ Kb8 3. Qd6+ Ka7 4. Qb6#
FEN: k1b4r/1p6/pR3p2/P1Qp2p1/2pp4/6PP/2P2qBK/8 w - - 1 0
About the players
Alexander Mikhailovich Chernin is a Hungarian chess grandmaster and trainer born in 1960. He reached a classical rating of 2614. Writing as a theorist, he produced analytical articles for New In Chess and other publications. He is a noted expert on the Pirc Defence. In 2001, he co-authored a repertoire book with Lev Alburt called Pirc Alert!. Competition at the top level included the inaugural World Team Championship, where he won both team and individual gold medals during his prime.
Nick de Firmian (1957-) is an American chess player, who in 1985 received the FIDE title of Grandmaster . He's also a chess author, best known for his work on the 13th, 14th and 15th editions of the important chess opening book Modern Chess Openings.