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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	White to move
1 [Next]	White to move
2 [Next]	No better would have been Bg7 as we will soon see. White to move
3 [Next]	White to move
4 [Next]	And now White wins by just moving the rook to the left or right.
5 [Next]	White to move
6 [Next]	Wins for reasons we have already seen.
7 [Next]	White to move
8 [Next]	Ncb5 has a chance to get back the lost pawn. White to move
9 [Next]	White to move
10 [Next]	Nb5 creates many threats.
11 [Next]	White to move
12 [Next]	Ba5 wins the game with a pin. If Qxa5 then Nxb7+ with a fork.
13 [Next]	White to move
14 [Next]	Ng5 wins at least a pawn, if not more ...
15 [Next]	White to move
16 [Next]	What followed is Qxg6 exd4, Rf7 Qg8, Qxg7+! Qxg7, Rxg7, Kxg7 exd4 with a won endgame.