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Subject: Re: A Surprise Mate in 15

Author: Bruce Ramsey

Date: 20:35:35 02/17/02

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On February 17, 2002 at 14:27:33, Bob Basham wrote:

>In this position my new Fritz7 program announced a mate in 15,
>beginning with 1. Nxh6+..., etc.
>
>[D]r1b2rk1/pp2bpp1/4p2p/2q4Q/5nNB/2PB4/PP3PP1/2KR3R w - -
>
>Unbelievable!
>
>I accidently made this up when I omited a white pawn at h2....:-)

“Unbelievable?”  Not for me.  Believing it is easy; I just didn’t understand it.

Now I understand it a fair bit better, now that I’ve worked the problem in FM
Gym.

In case anyone else would like to try it out in FM Gym, see
http://www.learnabunch.com/FM_Gym/fm_gym_fmg_others.htm

Of course, in order to use the file you need to download and install FM Gym
itself, which requires a pretty substantial software download (sorry).

And if you do try FM Gym, please see the FAQ regarding things like using the
Escape key to close a window:
http://www.learnabunch.com/FM_Gym/fm_gym_faq.htm#UseEscapeKeyToCloseA_Window

And yes, often the pieces really are supposed to be upside-down:
http://www.learnabunch.com/FM_Gym/fm_gym_faq.htm#WhyAreThePiecesUpsideDown

Cheers, Bruce



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