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Centurini's position

Centurini's position

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White to move

Don't spoil it if you already know the answer! Message me the answer its too easy and tempting to look at hidden posts.

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Deceptively tricky for a position that looks so simple at first blush.

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Originally posted by EinZweiDrei
Deceptively tricky for a position that looks so simple at first blush.
Its not that tricky if you know how to plan.

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I take it you have to find a way to get the bishop to b8?

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Originally posted by Uries
I take it you have to find a way to get the bishop to b8?
YA RUINED IT!!

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Originally posted by gorookyourself
YA RUINED IT!!
Nah... that much is obvious enough but its not so easy to get it there.

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Originally posted by tomtom232
Its not that tricky if you know how to plan.
What's a plan?

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SOLV'D

(SwissGambit)

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Originally posted by EinZweiDrei
What's a plan?
LoL

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SOLV'D

(ChessPraxis)

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easy ! i push my pawn to b8 getting a queen, he has to take with his bishop, and i take his bishop with my king, winning a piece !

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i like the piece win idea!

or how about B-i3, a new square.

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Your suggestion Bi3 is actually a good hint to the real solution !

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Here's a 'real life' variant of this puzzle. Go to move 87 for the relevant stuff. Note too how Black draws because he has enough room on both sides of the pawn - unlike the position in this puzzle. Note also that White can only draw with the h-pawn because the WB is the 'wrong' colour

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Originally posted by greenerpawn
i like the piece win idea!

or how about B-i3, a new square.
Now you have to queen on b9 🙂