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Subject: Re: Another Clever Problem; Samuel Loyd New York Albion 1857 (SPOILER)

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 09:25:07 03/06/02

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On March 06, 2002 at 11:56:02, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On March 06, 2002 at 11:30:38, Heiner Marxen wrote:
>
>>On March 06, 2002 at 11:20:17, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>
>>>[D]8/8/8/8/8/6P1/6k1/4KR1R w
>>>
>>>
>>>Mate in 3
>>>
>>>Terry
>>
>>Yes, clever indeed, but only if you add the king side castling right for white.
>>Then:
>>
>> Rf4 Kxg3 O-O Kh3 R1f3#
>>     Kxh1 Kf2 Kh2 Rh4#
>>
>>I like it :-)
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Heiner
>
>Yes, clever indeed, but only if you add the king side castling right for white.
>
>That's the point, you _must_ assume when given a problem when the King is on
>it's initial square along with it's Rook or Rooks  that 0-0 or 0-0-0 is
>permissible.

If there is only a diagram you are right but if there is a FEN you are wrong.
The poster failed to post a diagram without a FEN so he can blame only himself.

Uri



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