Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 14:48:40 03/02/01
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On March 02, 2001 at 17:31:35, Ed Schröder 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 > > >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 Oh, I was just quietly waiting for all those PV:s to come...;) Well, I guess this strange position is more for the amusement of us humans anyway. So here follows the unlocking of the position: 1.Kd5 Qg8 2.Bb5 Kc7 3.Be8 Qh8 4.Bf7 Kb8 5.Kc6 Qg8 6.Kd7 Qh8 7.Ke8 Kc7 8.b8Q+ Kxb8 9.Kd8 Ka8 10.Kc8 Qg8 11.Kc7 Qxf7 12.gxf7 g5 13.Kd8 g4 14.Ke8 Bg7 15.Kxe7 g3 16.f8Q+ Bxf8+ 17.Kxf8 g2 18.e7 g1Q 19.e8Q# 1-0 ;) Sune
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