[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: A Small Puzzle

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
A Small Puzzle
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1210653218.shtml


   There's tactics and there's technique. We often think of these as
   separate categories, but in all but the simplest positions the two are
   inseparable. Take the following example, from the game
   Pavlov-Sidorchuk, Ukraine 2008:
   [pavlov_sidorchuk_2008.jpg]
   Can White win in this position? He has an extra pawn, but with such
   limited material that's not a guarantee by itself. See what you can
   come up with, and we'll present the answer sometime Wednesday.