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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	Black to move
1 [Next]	simply traps the knight
2 [Next]	Black to move
3 [Next]	Black to move
4 [Next]	Ke3 would have lost the c2 pawn. Black to move
5 [Next]	Wins a pawn. rn-qk--r -p---ppp p--bpn-- ---pN--- ---P-B-- --NQP--- PP---PPP R---K--R Black to move
6 [Next]	Black to move
7 [Next]	Black to move
8 [Next]	Black to move
9 [Next]	After h6 Black has a small advantage in both the game and according to Fritz. The white pawn on e5 is a slight weakness and the black pawn on d5 is a small asset for the black side.
10 [Next]	Black to move
11 [Next]	If Bxb4 white has some play after Ncb5. But playing e5 first takes the wind out of white's sail.s
12 [Next]	Black to move
13 [Next]	Note that Nxc3 instead leads to problems for Black after a white Nxc3. Black to move
14 [Next]	Equal for black according to Fritz
15 [Next]	Black to move
16 [Next]	Black to move
17 [Next]	Black to move
18 [Next]	Nb3 clearly winning. Click on Next Page