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Subject: Re: (adding diagram)

Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes

Date: 18:14:26 04/29/00

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On April 28, 2000 at 18:36:35, KarinsDad wrote:

>On April 28, 2000 at 18:31:39, KarinsDad wrote:
>
>>On April 28, 2000 at 17:20:46, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On April 28, 2000 at 16:52:25, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:
>>>[snip]
>>>>White mates in 16 moves:
>>>>[D]8/5p2/8/8/8/1k5B/7P/K7 w
>>>
>>>Well, the Be6+ checkmate is a lot more damatic, but Bf5 will do just as well
>>>without the dramatic flare.  I'd probably choose Bf5 because Be6+ looks a lot
>>>more like showing off.  Bg2 and Bf1 probably win as well, but look a lot weaker.
>>>It would take a real patzer to flummox this one.
>>>;-)
>>
>>Like me.
>>
>>I don't get it. It takes white 6 moves to queen the pawn (one bishop, 5 pawn),
>>but black only 5 moves to get to g7 along the a1-h8 diagonal.
>>
>>So, how come this isn't a draw?
>>
>>KarinsDad :)
>
>Nevermind. h7 is not a required immediate move.
>
>KarinsDad :)



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