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

Author: Heiner Marxen

Date: 06:23:50 03/08/02

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On March 07, 2002 at 23:23:25, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>On March 07, 2002 at 23:18:42, Tim Mirabile wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>
>Yep, that's the way to do it.

According to Chest it is a mate in 9.
I can provide the solution, but will wait a bit to not spoil the fun.

Cheers,
Heiner



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