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Subject: Re: Neat Problem ...

Author: Art Basham

Date: 06:21:54 12/12/02

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Hi Martin...
Well, at least you found it...
so you *must* have imagination...:-)...

Of course RxQ wins by "brute force" so to speak,
but Bg6 is much more beautiful I think...

Computers have taught us and have reminded us how beautiful chess can be...etc.
regards
Art



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On December 11, 2002 at 19:14:14, Martin Giepmans wrote:

>On December 11, 2002 at 18:37:32, Art Basham wrote:
>
>>White mates in about 7 or 8 ....
>>
>>See if you can find the correct first move here
>>*before* you "ask your computer"...:-)
>>
>>Some engines have trouble with the first move on this one!
>>
>>RxQ...No!
>>
>>[D]5k2/3qR3/1p1r4/p2p4/3P3Q/3B3P/P4PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
>
>It took me about 5 minutes:
>"OK, not RxQ, what else? perhaps the bishop? this? no! that? hmmm, no ..,
>...??? ... damned, ah, no no, ouch!, eh, oh, ah!!"
>I checked it with my engine. It needed only 1 second ...
>But I have imagination ;)
>
>Martin



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