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It's stormy today (March 15, 2005) in the mountains of New Mexico and our office has been closed for two days straight. Although The Checker Maven usually publishes on weekends, today is special, and we invite you to warm by the fire with this midweek bonus problem.
BLACK
WHITE
White to Play and Win
Can you see your way through this one? Stroke problems, artificial as the settings often are, make for great visualization practice. So, when you're ready, click on Read More to check your solution.
WHITE
White to Play and Win
Here's how it's done:
10-7 1-10 4-8 12-3 19-15 10-19 16-21 3-10 18-14 10-17 21-14 White Wins.
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