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Subject: Re: Cleaned ECM aka WACII revisited

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 05:54:02 09/23/01

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On September 23, 2001 at 05:29:51, Peter Berger wrote:

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>[D]2b3k1/p4ppp/7q/2Q5/8/P3r1P1/1r4BP/R3R1K1 b - - bm Bb7; id "ECM.1197";
>
>This one looks wrong.

Nope...Bb7 is the fastest mate.

>[D]2r1r1k1/pp1nbpp1/4pn1p/q3NN1P/P1pP1B2/2P5/1PQ2PP1/R3R1K1 w - - bm Nxg7; id
>"ECM.1227";
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>I think Bringer's solution here is even prettier than the original one ;-)
>
>0:00:44.1  (13/40)   12455642   0.00  1.Nxd7 Nxd7 2.Rxe6
>
>Both lead to a forced draw as far as I can see - or is there some hidden win
>after Nxg7 ?

There seems to be yes.

>[D]rnb2rk1/pp2bppp/2p5/q7/4NN2/4B1QP/PPP3P1/2KR3R w - - bm Rd5; id "ECM.1259";
>
>This one looks wrong but this has been discussed before.

Nd5 is correct, Rd5 is not.

>[D]r1b2r1k/ppppq1pp/2n1n3/6N1/2B2P2/4B3/PPP3PP/R2Q1RK1 w - - bm Nxh7; id
>"ECM.1612";
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>I don't really understand this position. 1.Nxh7 Kxh7 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.f5 Ne5 4.Bb3
>Qe8 5. Qh4 probably ?
>Nice position. 1.Bxe6 dxe6 2.Qd3 g6 3.Rad1 - nice position,too. 1.Qh5 g6 2.Qh6
>Qg7 3.Qxg7+ etc as Crafty suggested - not bad either.
>Is there some original analysis availlable explaining it?

I eliminated this one. White seems to have multiple good moves.

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GCP



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