Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 10:26:46 10/02/01
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On October 02, 2001 at 06:02:33, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
>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 ...
I'm very surprised that it worked. Normally the data structures I'm using cannot
handle this position...
Christophe
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