Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 11:46:35 04/04/02
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On April 04, 2002 at 10:25:39, Art Basham wrote:
>This combination may be too difficult for computers to find today, but in 20
>years or so, who knows?!
>
>
>White played 1. Nxg6..!!
>
>[D]2r2rn1/p3q1bk/n2p2pp/1b1PPp2/1pp2P1N/1P2N1P1/P1QB2BP/4RRK1 w - -
>
The only problem with this one is that White can win by alternate means at
several points along the way (including move 1):
1.Nxg6!
[1.Nexf5 cxb3
(1...Qd7 2.Nxd6)
2.Qe4 Nc5 3.Nxe7 Nxe4 4.Nxc8 Nxd2 5.Rf2 also wins]
[1.bxc4 Bd7 2.e6 probably wins too]
1...Kxg6 2.Nxf5
[2.Bh3 Bd7 3.bxc4 h5 4.e6 also wins]
2...Rxf5 3.Qxf5+!
[3.g4 also wins]
3...Kxf5 4.Be4+ Kg4 5.h3+! Kxg3
[5...Kxh3 6.Bf5+ Kxg3 7.Re3+ Kh4 8.Rh3#]
6.Re3+
[6.Bg6 also mates, by transposition]
6...Kh4 7.Bg6!
[7.Bf3 Qg5+ 8.fxg5 Nc5 9.Be2 Bxe5 10.Rf5 also mates, but takes more moves]
7...Qg5+ 8.fxg5 Rf8
[8...Kxg5 9.Rg3+
(or 9.Bf7 Bxe5 10.Rxe5+ Kh4 11.Be1+ Kxh3 12.Be6#)
9...Kh4 10.Rg4+ Kxh3 11.Rgf4 Bxe5 12.R1f3#]
9.Be1+ Rf2 10.Rxf2 Bxe5 11.Re4+ Kg3
[11...Kxh3 12.Rf3+ Bg3 13.Rxg3#]
12.Rfe2+ Kxh3 13.Rh4#
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