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A very instructive endgame composition by Fletcher in 1943.


Here’s hoping you counted after considering 1.g4: 1.g4 hxg4 2.h5 g3 3.h6 g2 4.h7 g1Q+ --oops! The winning method is: 1.a8Q+ Bxa8 2.Ka7 Kxc7 3.Kxa8 Kb6 4.Kb8 Kxb5 5.Kb7 Kc5 6.Kc7 Kd5 7.Kd7 Ke5 8.Ke7 Kf5 9.Kf7 Kg4 10.Kg6 Kxg3 11.Kxh5

 


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