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Subject: Re: A Tough Endgame For Computers!

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 14:33:15 04/07/02

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On April 07, 2002 at 16:34:12, Pierre Bourget wrote:

>On April 07, 2002 at 15:48:22, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>Here's an Endgame that should make _all_ chess engines really work!
>>
>>Fritz 7 sees the draw but doesn't understand the loss after 1.Qe8+..Qf8??
>>
>>Played by Mieses-NN 1903. Mieses won after Qf8??, I'll give the main line.
>>
>>
>>1.Qe8+ Qf8 2.h5 Nf7 3.Kc2 Nd8 4.Kc3 Nf7 5.a4 Nd8 6.Kc4 Nf7 7.Kd5 Nd8 8.b4 Nf7
>>9.Kc6 Nd8+ 10.Kc7 Line
>>
>>After Qe8+..Kh7! is correct. After 2.Qxd8...Qd2 will draw with perpetual check.
>>
>>[D]3n2k1/p2P2p1/1p6/7Q/5q1P/8/PP6/1K6 w - -
>>
>>Terry
>
>Only for curiosity ,what is your source ?
>
>Pierre

My source is 'Test Your Tactical Ability' by Yakov Neishtadt.
Printed in 1981 First Edition by Bastford.

ISBN 0-7134-4013-9

Terry



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