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Subject: A position recently posted... what is the real answer? Very compelling..

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 23:17:14 09/10/99


Concerning this position:
8/8/8/1k3p2/p1p1pPp1/PpPpP1Pp/1P1P3P/QNK2NRR w - -

If white moves the king -- so what?  The pawn wall prevents anything except
useless dancing.  If he offers the rook I would *definitely* refuse to capture
if I were black.  The only piece I would take is the queen.

What is the *real* answer to this puzzle supposed to be?

A mate analyzer has already proven there is no mate out to 32 ply.

I am running crafty for a long interval also.  However, I think the moves crafty
has suggested so far would not actually be played that way by a human.

Opinions?



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