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Subject: Re: As long as I'm making a fool of myself over 'possible WAC errors'...

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 23:46:45 06/23/00

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On June 23, 2000 at 18:58:25, Dann Corbit wrote:

>[D] rb3qk1/pQ3ppp/4p3/3P4/8/1P3N2/1P3PPP/3R2K1 w - - acd 14; acn 111935070; ce
>436; pv g3 Bxg3 hxg3 Rd8 Qxa7 exd5 Nd4 Re8 Qa5 Re5 Nc6 Re2 Qxd5 Rxb2; pm g3; bm
>Qxa8 d6; id "WAC.031";

1. Qxa8?! should win eventually, even though Black can win White's queen.
However, 1. d6! is the crusher: the pawn is untakeable due to tactics.

I recognise this position from Using Patterns and Plans in Chess - David
Wilkins.  (AI vol.14, and reprinted in Computer Chess Compendium)

Dave



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