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Subject: Re: (adding diagram)

Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes

Date: 18:55:36 04/29/00

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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.
>;-)

Here is an interesting ending [Troitzky 1896]:
White to play and win[as a matter of fact is mate in 16]
[D]4k3/8/8/7P/8/4K2B/8/8 w



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