Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 11:01:27 03/06/02
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On March 06, 2002 at 13:04:29, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >On March 06, 2002 at 11:56:02, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On March 06, 2002 at 11:30:38, Heiner Marxen wrote: >> >>>On March 06, 2002 at 11:20:17, Terry McCracken wrote: >>> >>>>[D]8/8/8/8/8/6P1/6k1/4KR1R w >>>> >>>> >>>>Mate in 3 >>>> >>>>Terry >>> >>>Yes, clever indeed, but only if you add the king side castling right for white. >>>Then: >>> >>> Rf4 Kxg3 O-O Kh3 R1f3# >>> Kxh1 Kf2 Kh2 Rh4# >>> >>>I like it :-) >>> >>>Cheers, >>>Heiner >> >>Yes, clever indeed, but only if you add the king side castling right for white. >> >>That's the point, you _must_ assume when given a problem when the King is on >>it's initial square along with it's Rook or Rooks that 0-0 or 0-0-0 is >>permissible. > >You do not have to assume anything, the information is already in the statement >of the problem. You give the position without telling anything about castling, >it is not said that it is possible, it is not said that is impossible. >The fact that is informed that THERE IS a mate in 3 already determines that >castling on the king side _MUST_ be possible. This is not a trick, the >information is there. > >Regards, >Miguel > I agree, but people often miss that information as it goes against common sense. It appears as a _normal_ endgame and plays a "Trick on The Mind"! This is what I meant. I hope that makes it clear. >> >>Terry >> >>P.S. I've also fallen for this "Mind Trap"! Ugh!
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