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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	White to move
1 [Next]	b4 gains space and prevents an annoying Ba5 White to move
2 [Next]	White to move
3 [Next]	White has a slight advantage according to Fritz 6. White to move
4 [Next]	White to move
5 [Next]	White to move
6 [Next]	White to move
7 [Next]	White to move
8 [Next]	Big advantage White.
9 [Next]	White traded queens here but he could have done a little better. White to move
10 [Next]	Qc2 followed by a3 and b4 give white a slight advantage according to Fritz 6. Also possible after a3 are g4 and Qa4.
11 [Next]	If White takes the pawn, Black threatens Rxe3 leading to stalemate. White to move
12 [Next]	b3+ prevents stalemate and wins the pawn.

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