Author: Timothy J. Frohlick
Date: 09:41:54 04/03/00
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On April 02, 2000 at 19:13:36, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >[D]8/3qk3/8/8/3NN3/2N2N2/8/4K3 w > > >Both Rebel 10c and Hiarcs 7.32 choose K to e2. Rebel solves it in 37 moves and >Hiarcs takes 24 moves. > >I guess that most of us will never see this position in over-the-board play. I >have not seen it as a chess puzzle but I am sure that somebody did this in the >past. I do not think that it is solvable unless the white king comes into play. > > >Have fun. > > >Tim Frohlick [D]q6k/4N3/5K2/4NN2/3N4/8/8/8 w is a possible outcome The winning plan is to use the knights as both a threat to the king and as a blockade to the queen. The win usually occurs after a mate threat forces the exchange of the queen for a knight. The separation of the opponents king and queen is usually necessary. The threat of a pin or a skewer by the queen can be lessened if the white king stays close to his horses.. The ways to accomplish the plan are endless but the threat of a knight fork is so powerful that the queen can not persist in perpetual check. I would say that with best play KNNNNqk is "always" a win for the side with the knights. Tim Frohlick
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