Author: Michael Williams
Date: 01:15:58 04/11/02
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On April 11, 2002 at 03:58:51, Michael Williams wrote: >On April 11, 2002 at 03:42:57, Andrew Williams wrote: > >>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. > >If the knight were on h5, then ...Qxe3 would have been much better. I suppose ...N from h5 capturing a major piece on g7 is the move. Re Ed's position, that is a funny place for a black rook... > > >> >>> The same would apply to Mr. Hyatt's offering. >>> >> >>What offering? Am I missing a post? > >Sorry, my typo, look at the third post, by Ed Schröder > >>> >>>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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