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Subject: Re: (adding diagram)

Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes

Date: 18:28:43 04/29/00

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On April 29, 2000 at 21:14:26, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:

>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.
>>>>;-)

Of course 1.Be6+ wins,but Black is not forced to take the pawn.
1.Be6+ Kc3 2.Bxf7?? draw
1.Bg4?? f5! draw
The best move is either 1.Bg2 or 1.Bf1,both mate in 16.
1.Be6+ mates in 18,but all of these moves show that Black
can lose with a f-pawn,that is the important point.Easy
or difficult it is not really the matter here. JAFM
>>>
>>>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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