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Subject: Re: Interesting Position...

Author: Andrew Williams

Date: 02:10:59 04/11/02

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On April 11, 2002 at 04:15:58, Michael Williams wrote:

>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.
>

Yes. That sounds right.

>Re Ed's position, that is a funny place for a black rook...
>

Yeah. That does look a bit contrived...

Andrew

>
>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> 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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