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    The document discusses three chess positions and their solutions: 1. A position where white plays 1.Rxd8! deflecting black's queen, followed by 2.Rd1 and 3.Rd7! for another deflection and winning the exchange. 2. A position where white plays 1.Bxd5+ deflecting black's defender, opening a file for a back rank mate in 3 moves. 3. A position where black plays the move 1...Bg2+ deflecting white's rook, followed by queen checks and a knight fork for checkmate.

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    The document discusses three chess positions and their solutions: 1. A position where white plays 1.Rxd8! deflecting black's queen, followed by 2.Rd1 and 3.Rd7! for another deflection and winning the exchange. 2. A position where white plays 1.Bxd5+ deflecting black's defender, opening a file for a back rank mate in 3 moves. 3. A position where black plays the move 1...Bg2+ deflecting white's rook, followed by queen checks and a knight fork for checkmate.

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    Middlegame & Endgame Essentials

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    The document discusses three chess positions and their solutions: 1. A position where white plays 1.Rxd8! deflecting black's queen, followed by 2.Rd1 and 3.Rd7! for another deflection and winning the exchange. 2. A position where white plays 1.Bxd5+ deflecting black's defender, opening a file for a back rank mate in 3 moves. 3. A position where black plays the move 1...Bg2+ deflecting white's rook, followed by queen checks and a knight fork for checkmate.

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    Middlegame Essentials (part-2) 1

    Position 4 a b c d e f g h
    White to move
    8 8

    a b c d e f g h 7 7

    8 8 6 6

    7 7 5 5

    6 6 4 4

    5 5 3 3

    4 4 2 2

    3 3 1 1

    a b c d e f g h
    2 2

    1 1

    a b c d e f g h

    Position 48
    Dark Square Struggle - 1.Rxd8! Qxd8 Black to move
    2.Rd1 Qe7 3.Rd7! (deflection!) Qxd7
    4.Qf6 (Klovan-Ruban, 1986) a b c d e f g h
    1-0
    8 8

    7 7
    Position 47
    6 6
    White to move
    5 5

    4 4
    (Diagram)
    3 3
    The Linear Mate - 1.Bxd5+! (deflection,
    2 2
    opening of the file) cxd5 2.Qxf8+
    (elimination of the defender) Kxf8 1 1
    3.Rc8+ , and mate next move. (Budrich - a b c d e f g h
    Gumprich, 1950)
    1-0
    Royal Asphyxiation - 1...Bg2+! 2.Rxg2
    Qf1+ 3.Rg1 Ng3+ 4.hxg3 Qh3#
    (NN - Anderssen, 1872)
    0-1

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