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8/24/2010 – Richard Reti? Nope. Nikolay Grigoriev? Try again. Henri Rinck? No, the following position, with only four pieces on the board is not from the torturous imagination of some study composer designed to have your mind standing upside down. This position actually arose in the game between Georgiadis - Sandalakis, played in 2010 in an Open on Crete. The player with White was faced with a delicate problem that had an elegant solution, worthy of a place in some endgame manual. Can you find the narrow path to victory? White to play and win. Analysis by GM Karsten Müller on ChessBase Magazine Online.

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The folllowing position with only four pieces on the board is not from the pen of some study composer but actually arose in the game Georgiadis - Sandalakis, played in 2010 in an Open on Crete. White to play and win.

Analysis Georgiadis - Sandalakis by GM Karsten Müller.

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