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Subject: Re: How many moves to mate in this curious position?

Author: Helmut Conrady

Date: 08:14:09 08/20/00

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On August 20, 2000 at 07:02:58, Uri Blass wrote:

>On August 20, 2000 at 05:41:31, Helmut Conrady wrote:
>
>>On August 20, 2000 at 05:33:26, Helmut Conrady wrote:
>>
>>>[D]6bn/2k2prq/5prp/5pbn/5p1p/1Kp2PpP/2P3P1/8 w - -
>>>
>>>Some time sago this postion appeared in a computer magazine. Unfortunatelay the
>>>solution was not given. Who can help and give me the moves?
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Helmut
>>>
>>>My WM-Tip:
>>>
>>>1. Shredder
>>>2. Rebel
>>>3. Fritz
>>
>>I have forgotten to say, that white is to win!
>>
>>Helmut
>>
>>Have a nice sunday!
>
>I am not sure if white can win the game.
>The idea of black is to take the white pawn g2 if white tries to do a new queen.

Right. I also think, it is a draw, but they wrote, white can win.
>
>This position was posted in CCC some monthes ago and another problem is that it
>is illegal position because the structure of black pawns
>h6,h4,g3,f4,f5,f6,f7 is impossible(these 7 pawns came from c-h files and there
>were only 6 pawns in c-h files in the beginning of the game).

Of course it is illegal, but I think this doesn t matter.
>
>Uri



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