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Pete Tamburro on

Published in Chess Puzzles

White, in Briscoe-Bellon, resigned in this position because he thought he would lose the knight or the pawn would queen. What should he have done instead?


1.Ra1 Kf7 [1...Bxd3 2.Rxa8+ Kg7 3.Rc8 and wins!]2.Nc1 with a small edge.

 


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