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A fun puzzle for a Friday. The author is unknown, which is a shame, as he had quite a chess sense of humor.


- Solution: A good lesson in waiting moves: 1.f3 exf3 2.Kf1 f2 3.e4 dxe4 4.Kxf2 e3+ 5.Ke1 e2 6.d5 cxd5 7.Kxe2 d4 8.Kd2 d3 9.c6 bxc6 10.Kxd3 Kb7 [ or 10...c5 11.Kc4 Kb7 12.Kd5 c4 13.Kd6 c3 14.a8Q+ Kxa8 15.Kc7 c2 16.b7+ Ka7 17.b8Q+ Ka6 18.Qb6#] 11.Kd4 Ka8 12.Kc5 Kb7 13.a8Q+ Kxa8 14.Kxc6 Kb8 15.b7 Ka7 16.Kc7 Ka6 17.b8Q Ka5 18.Qb3 Ka6 19.Qb6#

 


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