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Subject: Re: Testposition - The Assault

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 23:05:37 03/15/01

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On March 15, 2001 at 21:42:19, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On March 15, 2001 at 08:35:14, Sune Larsson wrote:
>
>>
>>  [D]r4rk1/1bp3pp/p3Pp2/1pb2P1Q/5B1N/1Pq1p1PK/P6P/R2R4 w - - 0 1
>>
>>  Moroni-Fletcher, London 1933
>>
>>
>>  In this position white is aiming for the king. At his disposal there is
>>  a very straight forward way of finishing his opponent off. Without any sort
>>  of hesitation or caring about the material balance. Just go!
>>
>>
>>  Test: This position is for the attacker. Show some tactical brilliance!
>>        The choice of Moroni further down.
>>
>>
>>  Sune
>>>  Moroni-Fletcher
>>  London 1933
>>
>>  1.Rd7! Qxa1 2.Rxg7+! Kxg7 3.Bh6+ Kh8 4.Ng6+! hxg6 5.fxg6! Qf1+ 6.Kh4 Qf3
>>  7.Bg7+! Kxg7 8.Qh7 mate
>
>There is no mate in 8, according to Chest.  Here is the (nul) output of Chest:
>E:\chest-3.19>chest319 -b -M 256 -Z 8 t.epd
>
>I am currently checking for a mate in 9

A waste of time.
I am almost sure that there is no mate in 9 and even no mate in 10.

The mate was in a game between humans and black did some mistakes.

1...Qxa1 is the first of them.

Uri



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