Mansuba – Murray No. 2 (AH 10)

Difficulty: Intermediate

AH 10 (= C 45, BM 135, Y 11, Man. 51, H 31). Red plays and wins. From al-ʿAdlī's collection, praised by aṣ-Ṣūlī. Mantri and Gaja coordinate against the lone black Raja.

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