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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	This is the kind of ending I have literally had nightmares about. These knight endings are hard to calculate. White's knight is poised to invade my kingside and start eating pawns. I felt that drastic action was needed.. I was tired at this point and had a headache so I was playing more on instinct than actual calculation. Assume Black is at the bottom. Black to move
1 [Next]	This last round game of the 2006 Utah Open against a 1977 player allowed me to get clear 2nd in the top section. Black to move
2 [Next]	White can't afford to take the knight
3 [Next]	Black to move
4 [Next]	The White Kb3 move is bad. Black to move
5 [Next]	Fritz 8 thinks that Nc3 headed to e2 is stronger for Black, however, this is not what I played....
6 [Next]	Kb4 is also weak Black to move
7 [Next]	The beauty of d3 is that Kc3 is met with Ne4+ Black to move
8 [Next]	White resigns here. Kc3 still has the problem of Ne4+. Nd3+ is threatened. The Black king is poised to invade.
9 [Next]	Earlier in the same game I had a dreadful opening and weak middle game. Now that I managed to reach an even ending, Fritz 8 prefers g5 here but instead I manage to con my opponent. Black to move
10 [Next]	For White Fritz 8 prefers Kf2. Black to move
11 [Next]	Wins a pawn.
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