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Subject: Re: A math problem for the experts....

Author: Vincent Lejeune

Date: 03:02:33 10/02/01

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On October 02, 2001 at 04:41:34, Uri Blass wrote:

>On October 02, 2001 at 04:18:33, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
>
>>On October 02, 2001 at 00:16:04, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>On October 01, 2001 at 19:11:20, Dan Ellwein wrote:
>>>
>>>>"positions when white has 9 queens and 3 rooks were not considered."
>>>>
>>>>Uri
>>>>
>>>>it is impossible for white (or black) to have 9 queens and 3 rooks on the
>>>>board...
>>>>
>>>>for that to occur 9 pawns would have to promote...
>>>>
>>>>pilgrimdan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Actually 10: 9 for the queens and one more to reach 3 rooks.
>>>
>>>But who cares? :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Christophe
>>
>>I do an amazing experiment on chess.net with tiger engine
>>A player ask me to play a special position
>>I tried it and it works !! ;)
>>
>>[d]pppkpppp/pppppppp/pppppppp/pppppppp/PPPPPPPP/PPPPPPPP/PPPPPPPP/PPPPKPPP w - -
>
>I do not know the rule of this game because it is not clear what are the legal
>moves of pawns on the first rank.
>
>I guess that you are joking.
>
>Uri

Absolutely not
pawn on first first rank can advance one square
chess.net and tiger use the same rule

I must confess that I expect some trouble before I see that works ...



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