Author: Hans Havermann
Date: 16:26:03 10/09/99
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>>>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+ I wrote: >>I think that last line is pretty close. Perhaps, 4.Kxh8 a1=Q+ 5.g7 Ke6 ? On October 09, 1999 at 15:21:37, Howard Exner wrote: >But doesn't line 3 draw? If 4.Kxh8 a1=Q+ 5.g7 then not Ke6 but Kg6 instead >looks like white wins. Unless ...? Yes, line 3 is a draw (I'm not sure what I'm babbling about with my alternative), and a very pretty one at that, what with *two* underpromotions. Actually, I'm still trying to figure out why your line 1 isn't necessarily a win for black.
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