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Black to Play

Pete Tamburro on

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An interesting imbalance. A queen and pawns vs. a bishop and knight and pawn.


It’s a draw. 1...Bg5+ 2.Kxg5 Ne4+ 3.Kf4 Nxd6 4.Ke5 Nxc4+ 5.Kd5 Ne3+ 6.Kxc5 Nxg2 7.Kd4 Kh6 8.g4 Nf4 9.Ke4 Nxh5 and nobody can win.

 


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