Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 21:39:03 04/12/01
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On April 12, 2001 at 20:09:44, Alex Szabo wrote:
>On April 12, 2001 at 15:06:03, Jeremiah Penery wrote:
>
>>On April 12, 2001 at 10:45:23, Alex Szabo wrote:
>>
>>>What is the accepted list of corrections to the "Win at Chess" problems?
>>>
>>>Here's my list; can anyone suggest additional corrections (or corrections
>>>to my corrections)?
>>
>>> #230 Rb7-a7 additional solution
>>> Rb7-b5 additional solution
>>> Rb7-b6 additional solution
>>> Rb7-d7 additional solution
>>> Rb7-f7 additional solution
>>> Rb7-g7 additional solution
>>> Rb7-h7 additional solution
>>> Kc6-b5 additional solution
>>> Kc6-b6 additional solution
>>> Kc6-d7 additional solution
>>> Bc8-d7 additional solution
>>> a5-a4 additional solution
>>> Rb7-c7 additional solution
>>
>>I don't agree.
>>
>>>#230 [Rb4 does not win. The main line is, 1... Rb4!? 2. cxb4 a4
>>> 3. b5+ Kxb5 4. Ba3 c3 5. Re2! Kc4 6. f4 Kxd4 7. f5 exf5 8. e6 Kd3
>>
>>I think 7. ... Ba6 might be better than exf5. The white rook is forced to move
>>off his nice square. More on this later tonight when I have time.
>>
>>> 9. e7 Bd7 10. Kf3 d4 11. Rh2 Kc4 12. Rh8 b2 13. Rb8 d3
>>> 14. Bxb2 cxb2 15. Rxb2 a3 16. Rb7 Be8 17. Ra7 Kb3 18. Ke3 a2
>>> 19. Kxd3 Kb2 20. Rb7+ Kc1 21. Ra7 =]
>>>
>>> Ra7, Rb6, Rb5, Rd7, Rf7, Rg7, Rh7, Bd7, Kd7, Kb6, Kb5, a4, and Rc7
>>> are just as good as the book solution Rb4 -- they all hold the game.
>
>If 7...Ba6 then 8.Rh2 holds the game.
How about this pv: Rb4 cxb4 a4 b5+ Kxb5 {NOT Ba3 here} Rb1 c3 Ba3 Kc4 Kf4 Kxd4
f3 Kd3 Rd1+ Kc4 Rc1 d4 Ke4 Bd7 Bb2 Bc6+ Kf4 Kb4 Ba1
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