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Posted: **Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:10 pm**

Here's an endgame problem:

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The rest of the board is settled. White to play - is there anything she can do?

Posted: **Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:34 pm**

Posted: **Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:49 pm**

Edit: Nope, I don't know the answer.

Posted: **Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:52 pm**

This solution didn't work. See my other one.

Posted: **Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:54 pm**

I hadn't realised this was a classic problem - my source was a relatively recent Korean book of endgame problems.

Posted: **Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:04 pm**

But what if I change the order of moves to make it happen?

Posted: **Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:11 pm**

Well done - that works.

I like double snap backs.

Posted: **Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:30 pm**

I (eventually) got the same solution as moyoaji. Thanks for posting it was a fun problem.

Posted: **Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:54 pm**

HermanHiddema wrote:Slightly more elaborate version: http://senseis.xmp.net/?XuanxuanQijingProblem198

drmwc wrote:I hadn't realised this was a classic problem - my source was a relatively recent Korean book of endgame problems.

Yep, there are around a dozen variations on this double snapback theme in the Xuanxuan Qijing, and even more in the Guanzi Pu.

Thank-you for sharing drmwc.

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