Mansuba – Murray No. 6 (AH 14)

Difficulty: Advanced

AH 14 (= C 50, BM 20/38, AF 4, Y 37, Alf. 35, H 23, V 2). Black plays and wins. Complex middlegame from al-ʿAdlī with many pieces; praised by aṣ-Ṣūlī (6–19 group). Solution involves Ashva fork sequence.

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