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Jump to navigationThree Easy Strokes, Part Two
We continue again this month with our "summer light" series of easier-than-usual stroke problems with this offering for June, which is, as you will see if you figure it out, a bit mis-labeled. And be forewarned, after this series concludes it's back to the hard ones!
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RED
WHITE
White to Play and Win
WHITE
White to Play and Win
Solution
10-7 3-10 15-6 1-10 19-15 10-19 20-24 19-28 30-26 White Wins. It's debatable whether you'd call this a stroke problem or a block problem, but either way, it's an entertaining position.
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