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Subject: Re: Time for a good belly laugh, that's connected to chess

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 09:18:53 06/26/01

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On June 26, 2001 at 12:09:25, martin fierz wrote:

>hi dann,
>
>>you know, the one where I claimed there was a blunder?  Turns out that there is
>>a perpetual check if you take the rook from this position.  The only problem is,
>>I can't find it!  Help me find what is obvious to a good player but is way over
>>my head.
>>
>>[D]4k2r/rp5p/pR4p1/R3qp2/3pp1PQ/8/2P4P/6K1 b k -
>>Qxa5 {forced, I think}
>>Rxg6 {forced, I think}
>
>not very forced, i think :-)
>Qf6 looks like the perpetual which is obvious to strong players, but not to
>computers. you can go and take the pawns on c2 and g4 with check still, but
>that will still make it a perpetual, i think... (no computer here...)

I'm afraid you really don't see how dense I can be.  Someone is going to have to
spell it out for me.  I mean *literally* do this and do that and to this and do
that and see: the perpetual check!

Here is what I see:
[D]4k2r/rp5p/pR3Qp1/q4p2/3pp1P1/8/2P4P/6K1 b k -

In the worst case, Qxb6 Qxb6 and it's two rooks and a big pawn advantage verses
a queen.




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