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White to Play
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Not all mating attacks begin with a check, but the checks do follow.
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White to Play and Draw
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One of my favorite Richard Reti studies. White can’t promote right away because of the bishop check, so what does White do as the Black pawn intends to run.
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White to Play
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For a Mate in Two Monday, we took this from the exceptionally instructive and entertaining classic, The Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess. Should be on everyone’s bookshelf.
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Black to Play
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A famous Fischer position from 1960 against Letelier
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