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In one of the nightly contests between our regular contributors from Toronto, Lloyd and "Gosh Josh" Gordon, Lloyd remarked that "Josh slipped out."
We don't know if Gosh Josh can be said to be "slippery as an eel" but the following position, which is of "speed problem" difficulty (on the easier side relatively speaking), shows what he is capable of under pressure.
WHITE
White to Play and Draw
W:W21,12,10,K7:B19,3,1,K18
Are you as slippery as Josh? Can you help White slide out of this one and get a draw? Sure you can ... and we don't even need to grease the way with a hint. Do click on Read More to see the slick solution.
Solution
12-8* 3x12 10-6*1x10 7x16 12x19 to a draw.
Quite easy if you don't "slip" up on the first move; the Black piece on 3 must be removed prior to playing 10-6.
Thanks to Lloyd and Josh for sending this one along.
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