Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 10:21:16 11/24/02
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On November 24, 2002 at 07:43:30, Eric Gallula wrote: >Hello All, > >Just a problem presented by IM Aldo Haik in the french newspaper "Le >Figaro"(Feb 12th 1999). > >Very strong. > > > >White to play and win: >---------------------- > >White: > >King d8,Bishops b3 and g1 > >Black : > >King c1,bishop a1,pawns b2,b6,b7,h7 > >Solution: >1 Be3+ Kb1 >2 Bh6! b5 >3 Ke7 b4 >4 Kf6 b5 >5 Kg5! Kc1 >6 Kf5+ Kb1 >7 Kf4 Kc1 >8 Ke4+ Kb1 >9 Ke3 Kc1 >10 Ke2+ Kb1 >11 Bd2 h5 >12 Kd1 h4 >13 Bxb4 h3 >14 Bd5 h2 >15 Kd2 h1Q >16 Bxh1 Ka2 >17 Bd5+ Kb1 >18 Ba3! b4 >19 Bb3 bxa3 >20 Bg8 a2 >21 Bh7 Mat > >Greetings, >Eric There's a shorter mate!: 1.Be3+ Kb1 2.Bh6 b5 3.Ke7 b4 4.Kf6 b5 5.Kg5 Kc1 6.Kf5+ Kb1 7.Kf4 Kc1 8.Ke4+ Kb1 9.Ke3 Kc1 10.Kd3+ Kb1 11.Bg8 b3 12.Bxb3 b4 13.Bg8 b3 14.Kc3 Ka2 15.Bxb3+ Kb1 16.Be3 h5 17.Bf7 h4 18.Kb3 h3 19.Bg6#
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