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Thursday, July 24, 2003

After 1. ...Kd2 2. Kf2 white maintains the opposition, but black has a winning move.  What should black play?

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9:04:02 AM    comment []

The correct answer to the quiz was to gain the distant opposition with 1. Kh1.  Some wonder why it wouldn't be better to seize the opposition directly with 1. Kf1 instead.

 


9:00:52 AM    comment []

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