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Friday, July 24, 2009

A Third Mate In Four

White Moves And Wins.

On the back row, Black's King has a mere two squares - h7 and h8 - to play with, but there's also refuge at g7. White sniffs the danger and moves in with his own King.

1. Kf7 Kh8
2. Ng6+ Kh7
3. Nf8+ Kh8
4. Bf6 mate
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(source: Pandolfini's EndGame Course)

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