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Subject: Re: Testposition - The Weekend Nicholas

Author: Tom King

Date: 03:31:23 03/03/01

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On March 03, 2001 at 04:27:10, Sune Larsson wrote:

>
>  [D]1knB4/8/7p/5R2/7K/8/3r4/7B w - - 0 1
>
>  Troitzky, (Schachmaty 1934)
>
>  The title of this one is refeering to a famous movie star.
>  Wasn't it Con Air, something with Las Vegas and Face Off?!
>  And this person might give a clue to the solution of this
>  riddle. It's white to move and win. He has two bishops for
>  a knight and pawn + a rook each. Not much material left to
>  win considered that both white's preachers are thratened
>  at the moment...(1.-Rxd8, 1.-Rh2+).
>
>  Test: Reveal the secrets! White is winning but how?
>        Showing +0.87 or +1.63 won't do...
>        I like this one but then again, I like Nicholas too...;)
>
>  Sune


Rb5+ wins, doesn't it?

Rgds,
Tom



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