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    03 Dec '09 14:50
    This was a neat little position I thought. Black seems to have this in the box, but I wouldn't have been able to win it.

    Black to move and mate in 5

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    03 Dec '09 14:531 edit
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    Steal a N of the neighbouring board, will make you popular with the rest of the field of participants
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    03 Dec '09 14:56
    Originally posted by amolv06
    This was a neat little position I thought. Black seems to have this in the box, but I wouldn't have been able to win it.

    Black to move and mate in 5

    [fen]rn3rk1/5p2/2p5/p5pQ/Pp1qn1P1/7P/BP1p2K1/2N1RR2 b - - 0 31[/fen]
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    does black promote to a knight with tempo
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    A check is a check!
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    03 Dec '09 15:01
    That was it... I was unable to see that...
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    03 Dec '09 15:28
    Originally posted by amolv06
    That was it... I was unable to see that...
    What, the check?
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    03 Dec '09 16:59
    Yup...

    Well, I saw the check, but wasn't able to see the checkmate following. My guess was to promote to queen, but that wins for white.
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