Puzzle for August 6, 2018

The solution appears at the bottom!  Fair warning, this one is a bit more difficult that most of them.

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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1. c4 Qxc4 (1… dxc4 2. exf6 Nxf6 (2… gxf6 3. Re1 Nd6 4. Qxf6) 3. Rc5 Qf4 4.
Rc1) (1… Ba6 2. Rb6 Kf7 3. cxd5) 2. exf6 gxf6 (2… Nxf6 3. Rb8 Rxb8 4. Rxb8)
(2… Nc3 3. fxg7 Rg8 4. Rc5) 3. Nd2 Qc7 4. Nxe4 dxe4 5. Qxf6 Rg8 6. Rg5 Rxg5
7. Qf8+ Kd7 8. Qe7+ Kc6 9. Rc1+ 1-0