Author: Uri Blass
Date: 00:27:23 03/27/02
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On March 27, 2002 at 01:05:41, Terry McCracken wrote: >On March 26, 2002 at 23:38:37, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On March 26, 2002 at 22:35:12, Art Basham wrote: >> >>>See if you can guess what is the best first move here for white..! >>>White can mate in about 10 or 12 moves...(I think..). >>> >>>[D]2r1r1k1/pb4p1/1p6/8/Pn2N2P/1q5P/4Q2K/R1B3R1 w - - >> >>That's a good one. I'm pretty sure that the obvious knight check wins, but the >>better move is a heck of a lot prettier. > >Yes, why go for material when one has mate!;) 1.Rxg7!! The reason that humans may prefer material is that it is practically better to go for material that you are sure about and not for mate that you are not sure about. Uri
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