Author: Uri Blass
Date: 11:54:28 03/02/01
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On March 02, 2001 at 14:48:47, Uri Blass wrote: >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 I think the right idea is to start with Kd5 and after it to get with the bishop to f7 with no stalemate and after it to get a zunzwang by getting forward with the king. Uri
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