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Jump to navigationA Bit of a Break --- for Coffee and Cake?
We'll give you a bit of a break with this month's easier stroke problem --- or will we?
BLACK
WHITE
White to Play and Win
WHITE
White to Play and Win
You be the judge. Try out this puzzler, decide for yourself whether or not we've been easy on you, click on Read More to verify your solution, and then give yourself a break. We recommend that most delectable staple of checkerdom, coffee and cake.
Solution
14-10 24-15 2-7 5-14 6-2 15-6 2-18 3-19 18-15 10-19 16-21 White Wins.
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