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A fun composition by Neilson. A fine exercise in planning. Because it’s a mate in four, I’ll give some hints: 1.Pick the most likely square you’re going to mate on. Your instinct will probably be correct. 2. There are no checks until mate!


1.f3 Kh5 2.Bf1 Kg5 3.Be2 Kh5 4.f4#

 


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