Chessproblem

Jean de Villeneuve Escaplon 1923
Schweizerische Schachzeitung.

White draws. White to begin.

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Solution:
1. Bg7 Rh7 2. Kg4 Kxa7 3. Kh5! Nf5 4. Bxb2 Rxh6+
5. Kg5 Rh2 6. Be5 Rf2 7. Bf4! Nd4! 8. Be3 Rf5+
9. Kg4 Rd5 10. Kf4 Kb6 11. Ke4 Kc5 12. Kd3!!
See Diagram

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After these moves the position is as follows:

	Black cannot move his king without losing his knight, he can only move his rook along the d-line. An amazing endgame!!
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