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Here’s a puzzle.  White to move.  Watch your king!  The position looks dire. Therefore, better force.

NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.

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In chessy news, in that chess megalopolis St. Louis, Ukranian-born US-player Anna Zatonskih, 44 years old and the lowest rated in the tournament, beat Zhansaya Abdumalik in round 8 of the Cairns Cup to claim tournament victory with one round to spare, also gaining a GM norm. Today, Alexandra Kosteniuk will try with black against US player Irina Krush.

Let’s see if I can manage to embed the game correctly.