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Subject: Re: Interesting position!

Author: Terje Vagle

Date: 03:02:16 05/28/00

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On May 27, 2000 at 12:57:28, Harald Faber wrote:

>On May 27, 2000 at 11:37:09, Terje Vagle wrote:
>
>>On May 27, 2000 at 10:37:31, Harald Faber wrote:
>>
>>>On May 27, 2000 at 08:47:17, Terje Vagle wrote:
>>>
>>>>Can your program find ..sf5+!!
>>>
>>>
>>>Can YOU give the drawing line?
>>>1...Nf5+??
>>>2.gxf5 Kxf5
>>>3.Kd4 #58 announced by TBs
>>
>>What about:
>>>3.... Ke6
>>>4.Kc5 Kd7
>>>5.Kb6 Kc8
>>>6.Lg3 Kd7
>>>7.Kb5 Kc8
>>
>>If white want to have a4, he has to give up stopping black king from b7, thereby
>>controlling a8!
>
>Uh, this is a long mate; don't you have the TBs on your own?
>8.Kc6! Kd8 9.Bd6! Ke8 (9...Kc8 #15: 10.Bc7 a3 11.Bd6 Kd8 12.Bxa3)
>10.Kc7 Kf7 11.Kd7 Kf6 12.Bc7 Kf5 13.Ke7 Kf7 14.Bd8 Kf8 15.Ke6 Kg7 (15...Ke8
>16.Be7 see variation above) 16.Be7 Kg6 (16...Kg8 17.Kf6 Kh7 18.Bf8 Kg8 19.Bh6
>Kh7 20.Bg7 Kg8 21.Kg6) 17.Bf6 Kh6 18.Kf7 Kh5 19.Be7 Kg4...do you need the last
>44 moves to mate? Puh...

This is quite strange really; I have the Thompson TB's that came with the
millennium chess system, and they can't find the mate that you suggest.
Is there something wrong with the TB's i have?

Regards

Terje
>
>>>
>>>
>>>[D]8/8/3nk3/8/p5PB/4K3/P7/8 b - -
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Regards
>>>>
>>>>Terje Vagle



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