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Subject: Re: Interesting Position...

Author: Andrew Williams

Date: 00:42:57 04/11/02

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On April 11, 2002 at 01:42:14, Michael Williams wrote:

>The humorous aspect of this position is that no computer would point out how
>'impossible' it was for a Black queen to end up on that square with White to
> move.

I don't understand this. Surely the last move might have been N(h5)g7! Setting a
very nasty trap.

> The same would apply to Mr. Hyatt's offering.
>

What offering? Am I missing a post?

>
>If indeed we can't find a plausible series of moves leading up to this position,
>a serious question is, "to what extent are other strange positions instructive,
>both on a theoretical/oddity basis and a practical basis?
>
>I.e., would we be giving more obviously improbable positions the time of day?

Andrew



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