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Un-Pin to Pin
Difficulty: Very difficult
Challenge Type: Gain Advantage
Who Moves First: White to Move
Challenge Question: White would love to play 1. Bxc6 capturing the Rook and then pinning and
winning the Knight on d7. The fly in this ointment however, is the Rook on g8,
which pins the Bishop.
W: Stein vs.
B: Smyslov (1972)
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