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Russia-Georgia Conflict

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In 1922, the Russian chess composer Leonid Kubbel used only pawns to create a simple but rich endgame study (White: Ke3,P:a5,a6; Black: Kc8,P:b5,d7). White seems to be losing. The black king threatens to capture the white pawns and promote one of his.
 
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Outlook: An Incomparable Mess in the Caucuses
Former Washington Post Moscow bureau chief Michael Dobbs discusses his Outlook article explaining the complex situation in Georgia and the decades of Georgian, Russian and American gamesmanship that sparked the clash for South Ossetia.
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/world/photo Russia Withdraws From Gori But Stays in Georgia
Russian troops pulled out of the Georgian city of Gori on Friday night to comply with a cease-fire agreement. But U.S., French and Georgian officials later disputed Russia's assertion that it withdrew its forces.
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/world/photo Russian Military Presence Remains in Georgia
Russian forces showed signs of withdrawal in some areas of Georgia, but announced plans to strengthen their presence in others, two weeks after conflict began on Aug. 8.

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Russia Vetoes Resolution on U.N. Peacekeepers in Georgia (Post, June 15, 2009; 8:54 PM)
 
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