Mined Squares
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| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h |
Corresponding squares are squares of mutual zugzwang. When there is only one pair of corresponding squares they are called mined squares (Dvoretsky 2003:87). A player will fall into zugzwang if he moves his king onto the square and his opponent is able to move onto the corresponding square. In the diagram on the right, if either king moves onto the square marked with the dot of the same color, he falls into zugzwang if the other king moves into the mined square near him (Dvoretsky 2006:19).
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“An afternoon of nurses and rumours;
The provinces of his body revolted,
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Silence invaded the suburbs,”
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