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Subject: Re: Another Clever Problem; Samuel Loyd New York Albion 1857, Att. Dr. Hyatt

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 01:57:41 03/07/02

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On March 07, 2002 at 00:24:32, Terry McCracken wrote:

>>I gave it all the thought it deserved.  I assume _legal_ positions.  I don't
>>care for positions with rooks "in transit" or any other such nonsense since
>>FEN does _not_ allow for such, and for good reason...
>>
>So? Why trample on  a composition of Beauty?
>
>Look at the position for what it is. A very clever composition!
>>

I don't know if I would call it clever, it is more of a chess joke than a chess
problem. The idea is to trick the reader into forgetting that castle is
possible, with the poor reader spending hours trying to get the mate in 4
reduced to a mate in 3.

However, I will now modify my program to check for this and claim illegal fen,
don't want to fall for the same trap twice.

-.



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