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Subject: Re: A unique chess problem

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 03:28:14 09/17/00

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On September 17, 2000 at 05:09:26, Frederic Friedel wrote:

>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!).

I get the point.

• 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

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