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Popov - Benderev, 1943
White to move and win
  a  b  c  d  e  f  g  h  
 8Black RookBlack BishopBlack QueenBlack RookBlack King 8 
 7 Black PawnBlack KnightBlack BishopBlack PawnBlack PawnBlack Pawn 7 
 6 Black PawnBlack Pawn 6 
 5 Black PawnBlack PawnWhite PawnWhite Bishop 5 
 4 White Queen 4 
 3 White PawnWhite BishopWhite Pawn 3 
 2 White PawnWhite PawnWhite KnightWhite PawnWhite PawnWhite Pawn 2 
 1 White RookWhite KingWhite Rook 1 
  a  b  c  d  e  f  g  h  
Solution

This is a very nice example of a typical scheme. Things like this happen very often on chess boards. So be aware that you'll never become black in such positions.

The EPD for this problem is: r1bq1rk1/p2nbppp/1p2p3/2ppP1B1/Q7/2PBP3/PP1N1PPP/R3K2R w KQ -

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