DVONN: Puzzle #1

The first swallow

A puzzle from the DVONN world champion on BoardgamearenaWhoopsidoodle. Medium difficulty.

White to move; find the only winning move.

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Correct answer:

  • d4-g4

The sequence of moves below results in Black losing by the narrowest margin of one point. But this is the best result Black can achieve against this move by White.