Author: Uri Blass
Date: 11:46:27 03/02/01
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On March 02, 2001 at 14:39:10, Sune Larsson wrote: > > [D]1k3b1q/pP2p1p1/P1K1P1Pp/7P/2B5/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 > > Horwitz,B 1885 > > This one might prove as mission impossible. Black is totally paralysed > from start and white is winning - but how?? Maybe more amusing for > humans than for silicons. One could characterize black's position > as slightly passive ;) but how could white make progress. Looks hard... > > Test: Win it! Draw scores like 0.00 are not trusted... > > Sune I believe that for humans it is easy. The idea is simply zunzwang because it is clear that other things do not work. 1.Kd7 Qg8 2.Bb5 Qh8 3.Kd8 Qg8 4.Bd7 Qh8 5.Be8 Qg8 6.Kd7 Qh8 7.Bf7 I did not use a computer to find this line. Uri
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