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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	White to move
1 [Next]	f3 is the only good move to keep the knight out of e4 and g4. Instead white played Ng3 was immediately in trouble after Ng4.
2 [Next]	White to move
3 [Next]	If White does not play f4, he will have a hard time defending the e5 pawn. Black threatens Qg5 picking up a pawn. White could try instead to play tricky moves like Rc1, Qd1 or Qe2, but then black can response Nc6 and white has to play f4 anyway.
4 [Next]	White to move Although White will eventually win the pawn on d6, he can afford to take his time.
5 [Next]	White to move
6 [Next]	White to move
7 [Next]	And White is winning.

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