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Subject: Re: Testposition - The Weekend Nicholas

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:28:40 03/03/01

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On March 03, 2001 at 08:47:15, Sune Larsson wrote:

>On March 03, 2001 at 06:31:23, Tom King wrote:
>
>>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?
>
> How? After 1.Rb5+ Nb6 black will win one of the bishops...
>>
>>Rgds,
>>Tom


What about Bd5?



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