Chess Puzzle of the Week (8)

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Last week I asked you to solve this Triple Loyd puzzle, taken from Jeff Coakley’s Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids Volume 2.

Place the black king so that it’s checkmate: Kd4

Place the black king so that it’s stalemate: Kf8

Place the black king so that White, to move, can mate in 1: Kh7 (Qh5#)

This week’s puzzle:

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Consider this position. It’s Black’s move: what is the best way for him to realise his advantage?