Author: Uri Blass
Date: 04:22:25 08/21/00
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On August 21, 2000 at 05:13:55, Paulo Soares 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 tried to find a solution for this position but I didn't get. Although I think >that it is a draw, I was curious. You could send an email for the magazine to >know if some mistake there was been in the problem. >I remember a checkmate in 10 moves in that the author placed 1 piece in wrong >position and, obviously, I didn't get to solve the problem. During almost 10 >years (!), with varied intervals of time, I tried to solve the position without >success. There are 3 years, I discovered that the initial position was incorrect >and finally I could find the solution. You are right that the initial position is not correct. Here is the right initial position [D]6bn/5prq/5prp/5pbn/5pkp/1Kp2PpP/2P3P1/8 b - - 0 1 The position is of course illegal but the author of this position probably does not care about it. Uri
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