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Subject: Re: Position I cannot solve

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 11:31:29 02/12/04

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On February 12, 2004 at 14:20:58, Bob Durrett wrote:

>On February 12, 2004 at 13:57:56, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>Is there a win here for White?
>>
>>[d] n1QBq1k1/5p1p/5KP1/p7/8/8/8/8 w - -
>>If there IS a win, my computer is of no assistance in finding it.
>
>The solution, if there is one, must lie somewhere in here:
>
>
>[Event "?"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "????.??.??"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Delete me Real soon"]
>[Black "?"]
>[Result "*"]
>[SetUp "1"]
>[FEN "n1QBq1k1/5p1p/5KP1/p7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
>[PlyCount "3"]
>[EventDate "2004.02.12"]
>
>1. gxh7+ (1. gxf7+ Qxf7+ 2. Ke5 Qe8+ 3. Kd6 h5) (1. Kg5 h6+ (1... hxg6 2. Qxa8)
>) (1. Be7 Qxc8 2. gxf7+ Kh8 3. f8=Q+ Qxf8+ 4. Bxf8) (1. Qxa8 Qe6+ 2. Kg5 Qxg6+
>3. Kh4 Qh6+ 4. Kg4 Qe6+ 5. Kg3 (5. Kf4 Qd6+ 6. Ke4 Qb4+ 7. Kd5 Qd2+ 8. Kc5 Qc3+
>9. Kb6 Qd4+ 10. Ka6 Qd6+ 11. Bb6+ (11. Ka7)) 5... Qe1+) 1... Kh8 2. Qxa8 *


As you've probably seen by now, White wins this way:

1. Bc7!! Qxc8 2. gxf7+ Kh8 3. Be5 Qc5! 4. Bb2!! Nc7 5. Ba1!! a4 6. Bb2 a3
7. Ba1 a2 8. Bb2 a1=Q 9. Bxa1 zugzwang!




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