Author: Uri Blass
Date: 11:48:47 03/02/01
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On March 02, 2001 at 14:46:27, Uri Blass wrote: >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 I see that this line is wrong because of stalemate after Qxe6 Bxe6 at the right moment. Uri
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