The following has been suggested as a suitable problem to be called SIXTH POSITION.

32 31 30
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28 | | | | | | | | |
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| | oo | | | | | | | 21
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20 | | | | | | | | |
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| | o | | ** | | | | | 13
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12 | o | | | | | | | |
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| | | | ** | | | | | 5
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4 | | | * | | | | | |
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3 2 1

DIAGRAM 107.—BLACK TO MOVE AND WHITE TO DRAW.

Black plays

(1) 7-2

threatening (2) 3-7 and (3) 15-11. White can prevent this only by

(1) … 24-20

Now 3-7 would only draw on account of 16-11.

(2) 2-6 20-24 (3) 6-10 24-20

Again 3-7 had to be prevented.