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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	White to move
1 [Next]	Nc6 Qe8, Bxa8 Qxa8, Nxe7+ and white has an edge especially due to the weak pawn on d6.
2 [Next]	White to move
3 [Next]	Nxb6 won a pawn for White. Forced then is Rxd6 Nxa8.
4 [Next]	White to move
5 [Next]	Ke3 threatens g4+
6 [Next]	White to move
7 [Next]	Nd4+ Kg4 and the king is forced to the wrong side of the board. White to move
8 [Next]	What follows is c4! preventing Nd5+ and fritz says now a6 and c5 with a strong advantage for White because of his passed pawn.
9 [Next]	Black enjoys a space advantage on the kingside and pressure against a backward pawn on d4. White to move
10 [Next]	h4 is necessary to discourage g5. White to move
11 [Next]	White to move
12 [Next]	White to move
13 [Next]	White to move
14 [Next]	According to Fritz this is now equal.