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Subject: Re: _Wandering_ square of the _pawns_ rule

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 21:29:30 06/13/00

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On June 13, 2000 at 23:33:05, Christophe Theron wrote:

>>[D]8/8/8/8/P1k1P3/6p1/7p/7K w - - 0 1
>>
>>Here is another example that I invented when the rule fails.
>>
>>The rule is correct here that white pawns are unstoppable but cannot see that
>>black pawns+king  also cannot be stopped.
>>
>>Uri
>
>
>What happens here? Isn't white winning?
>
>I shoud seriously try to learn how to play chess. :)
>
>
>    Christophe

The following should obviate the situation:
[D]8/8/8/PPPPP2P/5PP1/6p1/7p/2k4K b - - 0 1
1...Kd2 2 Kg2 Ke3 3 any h1=Q+ 4 Kxh1 Kf7 5 any g2+ 6 Kh2 g1=Q 7 Kh3 Qg3 mate.
If 4 Kxg3 Qg1+ 5 Kh4 Kxf4 and mate next move.





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