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Subject: Re: Testposition - Totally Paralysed

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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