Tricky Chess Problem

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This was posted to Futility Closet today. It’s a tricky chess problem credited to Ernest Clement Mortimer.

(Thanks to Gerald on Facebook for letting me know I originally forgot to post the problem!

This position was reached after Black’s fourth move in a legal chess game. Can you reconstruct the game?

via Crime Scene | Futility Closet.

One possible solution (illustrated) is as follows (via Chess.com):

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  1. Hello

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    Regards

    Graig RONAN
    Santa Barbara, CA

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