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Continuing our “request” theme for overcoming overwhelming odds, here’s a study by Dr. O. T. Blathy that also fits the bill. This time you have a knight without promotion! It’s a mate in twelve (!), but as Assiac stated in The Pleasures of Chess, “it is by no means as difficult as it may seem.” Hey, it’s one piece to play with and most of the moves are checks (big hint).


- Solution: 1.Nf4+ Kc5 2.Ne6+ Kd5 3.Nxc7+ Kc5 4.Nxa6+ Kd5 5.Nc7+ Kc5 6.Ne6+ Kd5 7.Nf4+ Kc5 8.Ke4!! [8.Nxd3+ Kd5 is just a perpetual check.]8...d5+ 9.Ke5 Bf6+ 10.Ke6 Nd8+ 11.Kd7 Ra4 12.Nxd3#

 


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