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Subject: Re: Black-squared Bishops === White to play and win

Author: Tim Mirabile

Date: 20:18:42 03/07/02

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On March 07, 2002 at 20:29:19, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>On March 07, 2002 at 18:29:19, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>On March 07, 2002 at 16:39:31, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:
>>
>>>       White to play and win:
>>>       [D]1B3B1B/2B5/p6B/8/8/8/8/1k1K4 w
>>>       Source ==> http://bereolos.tripod.com/chess.html  [see 2/4/02]
>>
>>After further study, I say, "No way, José."  I don't believe White can force
>>checkmate in this position.  Unless there's a trick (pieces moving in a
>>different direction from normal or different meaning of "win" or something else
>>sneaky), I put my nickel on "impossible."
>
>Keep your nickel and *think* instead.

I got it, but I won't spoil it.  As a hint, think about how the solution would
have to end, and work backward.



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