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White to Play

Pete Tamburro on Nov 5, 2025

So, how are your minor piece skills, especially with a knight. White wins this by winning the queen. Can you map out the plan?

This is a study by P. Heuacker. 1.Nd7+ Kd5 2.Nb6+ Kxe5 2...Kc5 3.Bf2+ Qxf2 4.Nd7+ Kd5 5.Nf6+ Kxe5 6.Ng4+ 3.Nc4+ Kf4 4.g3+ Kf5 5.Ne3+ and the queen is lost.

Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.

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