A classic study

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  Anonymous says:

  November 26, 2008 at 5:45 pm

  Rc3+ dxc3
  d3+ Kd4
  Bc5+ Ke5
  Bd6+

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  Anonymous says:

  November 26, 2008 at 6:27 pm

  Anonymous beat me to it. Very nice puzzle.

  Yancey

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  Ed Seedhouse says:

  November 26, 2008 at 8:09 pm

  While the solution is pretty and the position instructive, it’s flaw as a study is surely the checking on the first move, and the fact that there is really only one variation.

  I solved it in about thirty seconds, and normally I find studies hopeless to solve.

  Still this is petty criticism. Thanks to Susan for bringing us so may of these pleasurable diagrams.

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  Anonymous says:

  November 26, 2008 at 8:28 pm

  Ed,

  Actually, the check on the first move is what held me up for a few minutes. I looked at variations involving mate by Ra4 or Rb4. It took about 10 minutes before I even considered Rc3.

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  Ed Seedhouse says:

  November 26, 2008 at 9:24 pm

  I automatically look at checks when I see one of Susan’s diagrams, so I guess that’s what helped me solve it so easily.

  I would certainly be proud to play it in a game, but the position would be highly unlikely to arise, one reason why it is a study I suppose.

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  From Turkiye says:

  November 27, 2008 at 6:25 am

  1. Rc3+!! dxc3 2. d3+ Kd4 3. Bc5+ Ke5 4. Bd6+ Kd4 5. Bxh2 Ke3 6. Kc5 Kd2 7. d4 Kxc2 8. d5 Kb2 9. d6 c2 10. Bf4+-