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Subject: Re: Neat Test Move

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 09:24:27 12/09/02

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On December 04, 2002 at 10:03:45, Art Basham wrote:

>I found this neat chess position in Chess Life... back in May 1989.
>White won by playing Rxf7...!!
>
>[D]rr4k1/2p1Rp1n/p1Q4p/1p3P2/6PB/2P1p3/1q4P1/4R2K w - -
>
>It took Fidelity Excellence over 4 hours to find..
>Super Novag....2 hours, 20 min.
>Mach 3 ........50 min. (at 7 ply)
>WChess ......only 11 sec.
>
>This is probably an easy test for the programs today!


White can force mate two ways, I think:

1.Rxf7

   [1.Qxh6 Rb6
      (1...Qxc3 2.f6 and White mates)
    2.f6 Nxf6 3.Bxf6 Rxf6 4.Qxf6 Qf2 5.Qg5+ Kf8 6.R1xe3 Qf1+ 7.Kh2 also mates]

1...Kxf7

   [1...Rb6 2.Qd7 and White will mate]

2.Qg6+

   [2.Qe6+? Kg7 =]

2...Kf8 3.f6 Qa3 4.Qg7+ Ke8 5.Rd1 and mates



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