Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 20:56:33 06/11/02
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On June 11, 2002 at 22:41:15, Dann Corbit wrote: >On June 11, 2002 at 21:35:09, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On June 11, 2002 at 21:29:05, Terry McCracken wrote: >> >>>On June 11, 2002 at 15:22:28, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >>> >>>>On June 11, 2002 at 15:20:20, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >>>> >>>>>On June 11, 2002 at 14:42:25, John Merlino wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Some of you may remember this message from my "amusing e-mails" post: >>>>>> >>>>>>I like the chess problem. Such as how to kill a black king >>>>>>until to 3 ways? What the chessmaster 8000 can to do about >>>>>>the problem?, Because i have The chessmaster 5500 can't do >>>>>>it, can do it but 4 ways or 5 ways not 3 ways.Thank's >>>>>> >>>>>>My question was "does anybody know what this guy is asking"? >>>>> >>>>>I think he is asking how to set Chessmaster to solve 'mate in x' >>>>>problems. >>>> >>>>Also, he is claiming that Chessmaster 5500 does not have such >>>>a matesolving mode, and wants to know if Chessmaster 8000 has one. >>>> >>>>(this is from guessing at the 'english') >>>> >>>>-- >>>>GCP >>> >>>It's interesting how we all see it a little differently:o) >>> >>>When I read it...but didn't have time to answer it, I assumed he meant; (CM5.5K >>>has a clever mate in 3 problem within its' exercises but the Mate Finder >>>couldn't solve the mate in 3. >>>It could find a mate in 4 and an alternate mate in 5, and wondered if CM8K could >>>find/solve this difficult mate in 3 problem in its' Mate Finder.) >>> >>>Terry >> >> >>Maybe it was this problem? >> >>[D]8/8/8/8/8/6P1/6k1/4KR1R w >> >> >> >>;-) > >That one was 3 or 4. Not sure where the 5 might come from > >8/8/8/8/8/6P1/6k1/4KR1R w - - acn 3379; acs 0; bm Kd1 Kd2 Ke2 Rf4 Rf5 Rf6 Rf7 >Rf8 Rh4 Rh5 Rh6 Rh7 Rh8 Rhg1+; ce 32760; dm 4; pv Rhg1+ Kh2 Ke >2 Kh3 Kf3 Kh2 Rh1#; > >8/8/8/8/8/6P1/6k1/4KR1R w K - acn 492; acs 0; bm Rf4; ce 32762; dm 3; pv Rf4 >Kxg3 O-O Kh3 R1f3#; Hee! I was just having a little fun, no there isn't a mate in 5 here, just 3 & 4:o) Terry
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