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Subject: Re: Endgame Beauty

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 12:21:37 10/09/99

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On October 09, 1999 at 13:06:37, Hans Havermann wrote:

>On October 09, 1999 at 02:30:22, Howard Exner wrote:
>
>>1. Kg8 Ke4 2. Bd6 Bb2 3. Ba3 a1=Q 4. Bxb2 Qa8+ 5. Kf7 Qb7+ 6. Kg8 Qb3+
>>7. Kf8 Qxb2 8. g7
>
>>1. Kg8 Ke4 2. Bd6 Kf5 3. Bf8 Kxg6 4. h8=Q Bxh8 5. Bg7
>
>>1. Kg8 Ke4 2. Bd6 Kf5 3. Bf8 Bh8 4. g7 a1=Q 5. gxh8=N Qa2+ 6. Nf7 Kg6 7.
>>h8=N+
>
>>Are these variations on the right track?
>
>I think that last line is pretty close. Perhaps, 4.Kxh8 a1=Q+ 5.g7 Ke6 ?

But doesn't line 3 draw? If 4.Kxh8 a1=Q+ 5.g7 then not Ke6 but Kg6 instead
looks like white wins. Unless ...?



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