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Subject: A unique chess problem

Author: Frederic Friedel

Date: 02:09:26 09/17/00

Here's a unique chess problem -- well, I have never seen anything like it
anywhere else.

Elkies,N - [=3002.54h5a5],
Christmas puzzle 1994

[D]8/1p6/1p6/kPp2P1K/2P5/N1Pp4/q2P4/1N6 w - - 0 1
(wKh5,Na3,b1,Pb5,c3,c4,d2,f5/bKa5,Qa2,Pb6,b7,c5,d3)

White to play and draw.

The solution starts 1.f6 Qb3 2.f7 Qd1+ 3.Kh6!! I wonder if anyone can think of
why this move can be forced and what the point of the problem is.

I was going to post the problem as a reply to something further below, but then
people would immediately know what it's all about (hint!).

Re: A unique chess problem Ricardo Gibert 03:28:14 09/17/00
- Thanks for not posting the solution Frederic Friedel 03:53:48 09/17/00
  - Re: Thanks for not posting the solution Paulo Soares 09:05:40 09/17/00
    - Re: Thanks for not posting the solution Uri Blass 09:28:42 09/17/00
      - Re: Thanks for not posting the solution Ed Schröder 10:02:01 09/17/00
        
        Re: Thanks for not posting the solution Uri Blass 10:53:18 09/17/00
        
        Re: Thanks for not posting the solution Ed Schröder 10:59:14 09/17/00
        
        Re: Thanks for not posting the solution Uri Blass 13:12:03 09/17/00
Re: A unique chess problem Uri Blass 03:12:27 09/17/00

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