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Chess Close-Up
Gregory Spins a Central Mating Net
The 2001 NSCF Championship Section Grand Prix Champion Gregory Fernandez is
Black in this final round game from the
April 21 tournament at the George Washington school.
White is Manhattan Center teammate Simon Yale.
Simon is trying to wriggle out after having found his king stuck in a mating net in the center of the board! Take a look:
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After the checks are exhausted, White will have to do something about the threat of Be6 mate.
(Pretty sneaky, these Grand Prix Champions.) He had to give up his e1 rook to stop the mate,
but the endgame was hopeless. Chalk up another perfect 4-0 score for Gregory.
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