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Subject: Re: Testposition - Totally Paralysed

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 14:31:35 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


Please Sune don't torture us any longer. Is this the idea of the win?

1. Kd5 Kc7 2. Bb5 Qg8 3. Be8 Kb8 4. Bf7 Qh8 5. Kc5 Kc7 6. b8=Q+ Kxb8 7.
Kd5 Kc7 8. Kc5 Kc8 9. Kc6 Kb8 10. Kd7 Ka8 11. Kc7 Qg8 12. Kc8 Qh8 13. Be8
Qg8 14. Bc6# *

Ed



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