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You were warned the Gold Level of this old Swedish merit system would be challenging. White wins. Hint: what’s the only way you can get that Black knight off its square?


The long term plan has to be to get the knight to f8.If you didn’t see that then the other plans shouldn’t work: 1.Nb4 Ke5 2.Nd3+ Kd5 3.Nf4+ Kc6 4.Ng6 Kd5 5.Nf8 Ne5 6.Ka8 [6.b8=Q? Nc6+] 6...Nc6 7.Nd7 Kd6 8.Nb6 Kc7 9.Nd5+ Kd6 10.Nb4 and wins.

 


Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.

 

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