Smerdon: The Complete Chess Swindler Holz Battering rams

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The second part contains all the games with the correct continuation as well as a detailed discussion of the respective alternatives

and 'Window-Ledging'

perhaps in the unrealistic hope of avoiding endgames entirely

- List of composers

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