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Chess by Isaac Kashdan Sun, Nov 21, 1971 – 128 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com
Chess by Isaac Kashdan Sunday, November 21, 1971 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 4100 by A....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Times Problem 4100 by A. Piatesl. White mates in two.
The white queen seems useless in the corner, until one of the black men moves. Then it is mate in all direction.
FEN 4b2Q/3N2r1/PNkP4/8/1K3B2/2p3Pq/8/3RR3 w - - 0 1
Key: N-R4/Na4
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