Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 10:03:47 04/03/02
Although, easy for computers today, it still has a charm unique in chess:o) It takes about 15 min. to solve on the old standalone, The Mach III Master by Fidelity Electronics. It is solved instantly on todays' hardware with top mate finding programmes like the Chessmaster series. I first came across this problem in 1981 in a newspaper. I still have the clipping, and like it so much photocopied it!:) It is yellow and brittle and I know it would fall apart eventually. More recently I viewed it again at Chessbase in their Puzzle Section, still I'll post it here in FEN and also give the Chessbase link. Sam Lloyd 1861; Composed in 1858. Excelsior [D]n1rb4/1p3p1p/1p6/1R5K/8/p3p1PN/1PP1R3/N6k w - - http://www.chessbase.com/puzzle/puzz03a.htm Terry
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