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Subject: Re: Chess solved!

Author: Jeroen van Dorp

Date: 13:19:02 03/17/00

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On March 17, 2000 at 07:21:12, Frederic Friedel wrote:

>Black wins. A friend of Billy Graham worked it out. The initial position is
>reciprocal zugzwang. Both 1.d4 and 1.b3 put up the greatest resistance and delay
>the forced mate for 34 moves. Interestingly 1.d4 d5?? actually loses for Black
>(1.d4 d6? is a draw).


At the chess club:

Dan: Hi Jerry

Jerry: Hi Dan, you're gonna lose this one.

Dan: Call your bluff. Start the clock, you idiot

Jerry: d4

Dan: d6

Jerry: well, that's.....

Dan:  ummm, okay, draw?

Jerry: alright. C'mon let's get a beer.

Dan: yup

Bartender: Ah, d4-d6 again?

Both: shut up and put two on the slate.


Jeroen ;-}
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