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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