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Subject: Re: (adding diagram)

Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes

Date: 19:50:59 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.
>;-)

A curiosity:without the Black pawn White also mates in 16,
but now the best move is either 1.Bg4 or 1.Bd7 [instead of
either 1.Bg2 or 1.Bf1]. JAFM



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