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Subject: Re: Testposition - Totally Paralysed

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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