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OPENING IDEAS (I)

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72 9rsnlwqk+-tr0 Black to move.
How should Black react to the g4-pawn advance?
9+p+-vlpzpp0
9-+p+psn-+0
9zp-+p+-+-0
9P+PzP-vLP+0
9+-sN-zPN+-0
9-zP-+-zP-zP0
9tR-+QmKL+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
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74 9r+l+-trk+0 White to move.
Calculate: bishop to e3, knight to b3, rook to a4, pawn to c5, pawn
9+p+-wqpzpp0 to d6 and queen to e8. And now?
9p+p+-sn-+0
9zP-snPzp-+-0
9-vlp+-+-+0
9+-sN-+NzP-0
9-zPQ+PzPLzP0
9tR-vLR+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
75 9r+ltr-+k+0 Black to move.
Is 17...c5 a good move or would you play differently?
9+-zp-wqpzp-0
9p+-+-sn-zp0
9zP-+-zp-+-0
9-zpLvlP+-+0
9+N+-+-+P0
9-zPP+QzPP+0
9tR-vL-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
77 9r+ltr-+k+0 Black to move.
How should Black react (check line B2 at page 77)?
9+pwq-vlp+p0
9-+n+p+p+0
9+-+-zP-+-0
9p+Q+-vL-+0
9zP-+-+N+-0
9LzP-+-zPPzP0
9tR-+-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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OPENING IDEAS (II)

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76 9r+lwq-trk+0 White to move.
Suggest a move for White?
9+p+nvlpzpp0
9-+n+p+-+0
9zp-zppzP-+-0
9-+PzP-+-+0
9zP-+L+N+-0
9-zP-sN-zPPzP0
9tR-vLQtR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
77 9r+l+r+k+0 White to move.
How can White deal with the pawn situation in the centre?
9+pwqnvlpzpp0
9-+n+p+-+0
9zp-zppzP-+-0
9-+PzP-+-+0
9zP-+-+N+P0
9-zPLsN-zPP+0
9tR-vLQtR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
77 9r+-+-trk+0 Black to move.
Suggest a move for Black?
9zpp+lwqpzp-0
9-+n+p+-zp0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-vl-+N+-+0
9+N+LzP-+-0
9PzP-+-zPPzP0
9+-tRQ+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
62 9rsn-wqk+-tr0 Black to move.
How should White react to 15... cd4?
9+l+-vlp+-0
9p+-+p+-zp0
9+pzp-zP-+-0
9P+pzP-+psN0
9+-zP-+-vL-0
9-+-+LzPPzP0
9tRQ+-+RmK-0
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OPENING IDEAS (III)

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78 9rsnr+-+k+0 White to move.
9+lwqnwQpvlp0 How can White make progress?
9p+-+p+p+0
9+p+-zP-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-sN-vLN+-0
9PzP-+LzPPzP0
9+-+R+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
79 9rsnr+-snk+0 White to move.
9+lwq-wQpvlp0 Suggest White’s best way to continue the attack.
9p+-+p+p+0
9+-+-zP-+-0
9Pzp-+N+-+0
9+-+-vLN+-0
9-zP-+LzPPzP0
9+-+R+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
80 9r+l+-trk+0 Black to move.
9zp-+-zpp+p0 Is there a good way to achieve counterplay?
9-+-+-vlp+0
9+NsnP+-+-0
9-+L+-+-+0
9+-+-zP-+-0
9PzP-mKNzPPzP0
9tR-+-+-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
81 9-+-tr-trk+0 White to move.
9zppzp-+pvlp0 Suggest a move for White.
9-+nwq-+p+0
9+-+-zpl+-0
9-+LzP-+-+0
9+-zPNzP-vL-0
9P+-+-zPPzP0
9tR-+Q+RmK-0
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PAWN STRUCTURES (I)

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100 9-+r+kvl-tr0 White to move.
9+pwq-+pzpp0 White’s move 15 determines the pawn structure. How should he
recapture on d4?
9p+-+psn-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-sn-+-+0
9+LzP-+Q+P0
9PzP-+-zPP+0
9tR-vLR+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
101 9-+r+-mk-+0 White to move.
9+p+-+p+-0 Do you have an idea to gain the advantage?
9p+-vl-zp-tr0
9+-wqPzp-+-0
9-+-+-+Qzp0
9+-+L+R+P0
9PzP-+-zPP+0
9+-+-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
84 9r+lwqk+-tr0 White to move.
9zppzppsnpzpp0 How can White put pressure on Black’s position?
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+P+-+-0
9-+L+-+-+0
9+-+-+N+-0
9PzP-wQ-zPPzP0
9tR-+-mK-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
85 9r+lwqk+-tr0 White to move.
9zppzpp+pzpp0 A classical opening but how can White seek an initiative?
9-+n+-sn-+0
9+-vl-+-+-0
9-+LzpP+-+0
9+-zP-+N+-0
9PzP-+-zPPzP0
9tRNvLQmK-+R0
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PAWN STRUCTURES (II) & DEFENCE

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40 9r+lwqk+-tr0 White to move.
9zppzpnvlp+p0 How should White seek to obtain the initiative.
9-+-+-+p+0
9+-+pzP-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-zPL+N+-0
9PzPQ+-zPPzP0
9tR-vL-mK-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
41 9r+l+k+-tr0 White to move.
9zppzp-wq-+p0 How can White keep his attack going?
9-+-+pvlpvL0
9+-snp+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-zPL+N+-0
9PzPQ+-zPPzP0
9+-mKRtR-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
104 9-+-tR-vlk+0 Black to move.
9+-+-+N+-0 How can Black make progress?
9-+-+p+-zp0
9zp-+qzP-zp-0
9P+p+-zpP+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-trL+-zP-+0
9+-+-+QmKl0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
36 9r+-+k+r+0 Black to move.
9zpp+l+-vL-0 Black is under pressure. How should be react?
9-+-+p+p+0
9wq-+nwQ-+p0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+P+-+P+-0
9P+P+-+PzP0
9+K+RtR-+-0
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ATTACK
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138 9-+r+-+-+0 White to move.
9+-+-mk-+-0 How can White build the attack?
9l+-+p+-zp0
9+-snpzP-zp-0
9-zp-sN-+-+0
9+P+-mK-zP-0
9P+-+-+-zP0
9+LtR-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
151 9-+-+-snk+0 White to move.
9+ltrr+p+-0 How can White build the attack?
9p+-zp-tRp+0
9zPpsnPwq-zPp0
9-+psNP+-zP0
9+-zP-+-sN-0
9-zPLwQ-+K+0
9+-+-+R+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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129 9-+-wqr+-+0 White to move.
9+-+lzppvlk0 Does White have a powerful answer?
9-+-zp-+-+0
9+-trN+-vLP0
9pzp-+P+-+0
9+P+-+P+-0
9-+P+-+Q+0
9+K+R+-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
41 9r+-+-mk-tr0 Black to move.
9zppzplwq-vl-0 Black now took with the bishop h6. And what was White’s reply?
9-+-+p+QvL0
9+-snR+-zP-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-zP-+N+-0
9PzP-+-zP-zP0
9+-mK-tR-+-0
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TACTICS (I)
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1439-+-tr-+k+0 White to move.
9snpzp-+pzp-0 Here White took with the knight on g5 and was met with the reply
25...f6. How did play continue?
9-zp-+-+-+0
9+P+-+-zp-0
9q+-+NzP-+0
9+-zP-+-+P0
9l+-+-wQL+0
9+-+-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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148 9Q+-+-+-+0 White to move.
9+-+-+pmkp0 How should White defend against the check?
9-tr-zp-+p+0
9+-+Pzp-+-0
9-+q+P+-+0
9+-+-+-zP-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0
9+-+-tRK+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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140 9r+-+-+k+0 Black to move.
9+p+-zppvl-0 Suggest a move how to continue the attack.
9-zp-+-+psn0
9+L+PzPq+-0
9-+-+-zP-zp0
9+-+-+QzP-0
9rvL-+R+-zP0
9+-+R+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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129 9-+-wqr+-+0 Black to move.
9+-+-zppvlk0 How can Black keep the game open?
9-+-zp-+p+0
9zp-+N+-vLn0
9lzpr+P+-zP0
9+P+-+P+-0
9-+P+N+Q+0
9+K+R+-+R0
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TACTICS (II)
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157 9-+-+-trk+0 Black to move.
9+-tr-+-zpp0 Suggest a way to push Black’s attack in the right direction.
9-+-+p+p+0
9zp-vl-zP-+-0
9LzpPsn-+-+0
9+-+q+-+-0
9P+-vL-zPPzP0
9+R+-wQR+K0
xiiiiiiiiy
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167 9-+-+-+-+0 Black to move.
9+-+-sNk+p0 How can Black bring his attack to a successful conclusion?
9l+Q+-+-+0
9zp-+-zp-+-0
9Pzp-+-+-+0
9+P+-+P+L0
9-+-+p+KzP0
9+-+q+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
39 9rsn-+-+k+0 White to move.
9zpptr-vl-zp-0 How can White capitalise on his superior position?
9-+pzp-+-zp0
9zP-+Pzp-+-0
9-+N+-+-+0
9+-zP-+-zP-0
9-+-+-zPLzP0
9tR-+-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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131 9r+r+-+k+0 Black to move.
9zpp+lzppvl-0 How can Black exploit a typical idea to keep his attack alive?
9-+-zp-snp+0
9wq-+-sn-vLp0
9-+-sNP+-zP0
9+LsN-+P+-0
9PzPPwQ-+P+0
9+K+R+-+R0
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KEY DECISIONS (I)

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115 9r+-+-trk+0 Black to move.
To which square should Black move his attacked queen?
9+-+-+pzpp0
9p+-+-+l+0
9+p+-vL-+-0
9-vl-wq-+-+0
9+-sNP+Q+-0
9PzP-+-zPPzP0
9tR-+-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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121 9-+-+-+-+0 White to move.
How can White launch an attack?
9tr-+-+pmk-0
9-+p+-zp-+0
9+-wq-+-+-0
9-zpL+P+-zP0
9+PtrP+RzP-0
9-wQ-+P+K+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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116 9-+rwq-tr-mk0 White to move.
White is ready to make progress, but how?
9+-+n+-vlp0
9-zp-zPp+p+0
9+-+l+p+-0
9PvLN+p+-+0
9+-+-zP-+-0
9-+-+LzPPzP0
9+-tRQ+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
116 9-tr-+qtr-mk0 White to move.
9+-+n+-vlp0 Find the way to maintain White’s initiative.
9-+lzPp+p+0
9vL-+-+p+-0
9-wQN+p+-+0
9+-+-zP-+-0
9-+-+LzPPzP0
9+-tR-+RmK-0
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KEY DECISIONS (II)

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119 9-+-+-+-+0 Black to move.
9+p+-wq-zpk0 Should Black play his queen to e5 or do something else?
9p+ptR-+-zp0
9zP-zP-+p+-0
9-+-+r+-+0
9+Q+-zP-+P0
9-+-+-zPP+0
9+-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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123 9-+-tr-+k+0 White to move.
9+-+-+-zpp0 Should White save his bishop or do something else?
9-+-+p+-+0
9+-zp-zPp+-0
9-+P+p+-+0
9+-+-zP-zP-0
9-+-sn-zP-zP0
9tR-+-+LmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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124 9-+-tr-+k+0 Black to move.
9+-+-+-zp-0 Is this rook endgame winning for Black? What is his next move?
9-+-+p+-+0
9+-zp-zP-+p0
9-+P+-+P+0
9+-+-zPp+-0
9-+-+-zP-+0
9tR-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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125 9r+lwqr+k+0 Black to move.
9zp-+-+pzp-0 Suggest a move for Black.
9-+p+-+-zp0
9vlp+n+-+-0
9-+-sNL+-+0
9+-zP-+-+P0
9-zPQ+-zPP+0
9tR-vLR+-mK-0
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PLANNING & STRATEGY (I)

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45 9r+-wqr+k+0 Black to move.
9zpp+n+pzpp0 Make an assessment of this position and outline Black’s best plan.
9-+p+-sn-+0
9vl-+p+l+-0
9-zP-zP-vL-+0
9zP-sN-zPN+-0
9-+-+LzPPzP0
9+-tRQ+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
46 9r+-+r+k+0 White to move.
9zppwqn+pzpp0 Make an assessment of this position and outline Black’s best plan.
9-+p+-sn-+0
9+-+p+l+-0
9-zP-zP-+-+0
9zP-sN-zPN+-0
9-+-+LzPPzP0
9+-tRQ+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
46 9r+-+r+k+0 Black to move.
9zpp+n+pzpp0 Make an assessment of this position and outline Black’s best plan.
9-+-wq-sn-+0
9+PzPp+l+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9zPQsN-zPN+-0
9-+-+LzPPzP0
9+-tR-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
47 9-+rtr-+k+0 Black to move.
9zpp+-+pzpp0 Make an assessment of this position and outline Black’s best plan.
9-+-wqlsn-+0
9+Psnp+-+-0
9-wQ-+-+-+0
9zP-sN-zPN+P0
9-+-+LzPP+0
9+-tRR+-mK-0
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PLANNING & STRATEGY (II)

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157 9-+r+-trk+0 White to move. OPENING AND MIDDLEGAME DECISI
9zp-+-+pzpp0 Decide what to do with the attacked white knight.
9-wq-+p+l+0
9+-vl-zPn+-0
9-zpP+-+-sN0
9+-+-+-+-0
9P+-vLLzPPzP0
9tR-+-wQRmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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160 9-+r+k+-tr0 Black to move.
9zpp+-vlpzp-0 Black is afraid to castle. Can you suggest some queenside activity?
9-wq-+p+lzp0
9+-+pzP-+-0
9-+-zP-+P+0
9+-vL-+-+R0
9PzP-+QzPP+0
9tR-+-sN-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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164 9-+-trk+ntr0 Black to move.
9vl-zp-+pzp-0 What is the top priority in Black’s plan of campaign?
9p+p+-+-+0
9+-+-zp-+-0
9-zPP+-+-+0
9+-sN-zP-zPl0
9P+-+N+-zP0
9tR-vL-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
166 9-+-+-+k+0 Black to move.
9+-+-vlpzpp0 What should Black do about his attacked knight?
9-wql+p+-+0
9zp-+p+-+-0
9Pzp-zPnvL-+0
9+-+-zPPzP-0
9NzP-+-+LzP0
9+-+Q+-mK-0
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PLANNING & STRATEGY (III)
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65 9-+-+-tr-+0 Black to move.
How would you continue as Black?
9+-+nwQ-vlk0
9-+-+p+-zp0
9+-+qzP-+-0
9-+pvL-+-+0
9+-zPp+-+-0
9-+-sN-zPPzP0
9+-+-tR-+K0
xiiiiiiiiy
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66 9rsn-wqk+-tr0 Black to move.
9+-zplzppvlp0 What is Black’s most consistent continuation?
9-+-+-+psn0
9zp-+-zP-+-0
9-zppzPN+-+0
9+P+-+N+P0
9PwQ-+-zPP+0
9tR-vL-mKL+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
69 White to move.
9-+-tr-trk+0
What should White do?
9+lwq-+pzpp0
9pzpn+-vl-+0
9+-+psn-+-0
9P+-+-+-+0
9+NsNLvL-+-0
9-zPPwQ-+PzP0
9tR-+-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
52 9r+-+-trk+0 White to move.
Suggest a move for White and assess the position.
9zp-zp-+-zpp0
9-+-+-+-+0
9wQ-+lwq-+-0
9P+-+p+-+0
9+-+-vL-+P0
9-zP-+-zPP+0
9+-+-tRRmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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OPENING SURPRISES & ENDGAME DECISIONS (I)

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XIIIIIIIIY
91 9r+-wqr+k+0 Black to move.
9vllzp-+pzp-0 Black came up with a cunning move. Do you have any clue what
it was?
9p+-+-sn-+0
9+p+-zp-vLN0
9-+n+P+-+0
9+-zP-+N+P0
9PzPL+QzP-+0
9tR-+-mK-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
16 9r+l+kvlntr0 Black to move.
9+pwqp+pzp-0 Black continued with 9...f6. How did White react to this?
9p+-+p+-+0
9+-+-snN+p0
9-+-+P+-+0
9+-sN-vL-wQ-0
9PzPP+-zPPzP0
9tR-+-mKL+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
169 9-+-+-+-+0 White to move.
9+-+-+-+-0 What action should White take to gain winning chances?
9-zp-+l+-+0
9+PzppzP-+-0
9-+-+pzP-mk0
9+-vL-zP-+-0
9-+-mK-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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169 9-+l+-+-+0 Black to move.
9+-+-vL-+-0 What action should Black take here?
9-zP-+-+-+0
9+-zppzP-+k0
9-+-+p+-+0
9+-+-zP-+-0
9-+-mK-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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ENDGAME DECISIONS (II)

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170 9-+-+-+-+0 White to move.
Assess White’s position and find a very cunning move.
9+k+-mK-+p0
9-+-+-+-+0
9zP-+-vLp+l0
9-+p+-zP-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+P+-+-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
171 9-+-+-+-+0 Black to move.
9+-+-+-+-0 Black has to break through White’s fortress. How can he achieve
9-+p+-+-+0 this?
9+-+lvL-zp-0
9p+kzP-+p+0
9zP-+-+-zPp0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
171 9-+-+-+-+0 White to move.
9+-mk-+-+-0 Outline White’s winning plan and calculate a precise line of play to
implement this.
9-+P+-+-+0
9zpK+-+-zp-0
9P+-+L+P+0
9+-+-+-+P0
9-+-vl-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
172 9-+-+L+-+0 White to move.
9+-+-+-zp-0 Can White achieve a draw?
9-+-+-+-vl0
9zp-+-+-+P0
9-+-+K+-+0
9+k+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
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ENDGAME DECISIONS (III)

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XIIIIIIIIY
1729r+-+-+k+0 Black to move.
Black’s choice: King to f8 or h8? Calculate and decide.
9+-+R+-+-0
9-zp-+L+-+0
9+-vl-+-+-0
9-+-+-mKP+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
174 9-+-+-+-+0 White to move.
Suggest a move for White.
9+-+-zpLmk-0
9-+-vl-+-+0
9+-+K+R+-0
9-+-+-zPPzP0
9+-+-+-tr-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
1759-+-tR-+-+0 Black to move.
White is threating mate but Black is to move. How to save the game?
9zp-+-+l+k0
9-+p+-vL-+0
9+-zP-+-+P0
9-+-+-+P+0
9+-+-+P+-0
9-+pzp-mK-+0
9+-+r+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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175 9-+k+-+-+0 White to move.
Break it and make it for White!
9+p+r+-+-0
9p+pvLp+-+0
9zP-zP-zPlzpr0
9-+-zP-+-zp0
9+R+-mK-+-0
9-+-+-tRPzP0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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