White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
The first move is obvious! No choice. 1.e7 Ne6 Black has two other tries, the second of which is more challenging--1...Na6 2.Nf6 Nc7 3.Nd5+; 1...Ne4 2.Nc7 Nd6 3.Kb4 Kf4 4.Kc5 Ke5 5.Kc6 Ne8 6.Kd7 Nd6 7.Nb5 Nxb5 8.e8=Q+ 2.Ka4 Kd4 2...Kf4 3.Nf6 Nc7 (3...Ng7 4.Nh5+) 4.Nd5+ 3.Nd6 Ng7 3...Nc7 4.Nb5+ 4.Nf5+ and wins. The dance of the knights existing in all the lines is really quite something. I wish I knew the composer.
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