Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 07:25:17 06/15/03
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On June 15, 2003 at 08:33:01, Michael Vox wrote:
>In the 1930s one major distillery, Macdonald & Muir, used chess as the main
>component in the promotion of their Highland Queen scotch whisky. They produced
>a series of advertizements with the theme 'The Queen Dominates' published in
>"The Illustrated London News" - 1935. John Rice, editor of "The Problemist" has
>identified this problem as first appearing in the Westminster Papers, 1871.
>Composed by Patrick T. Duffy, it is believed to be the first skittles problem.
>John Rice also cautions that the problem is sound, apart from a few duals in a
>couple of lines.
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>May I suggest you first try the puzzle for a minute yourself. My Fritz 7
>program solves the puzzle instantaneously. A very interesting puzzle, it should
>be called pin-wheel :)
I dont think it should be called pin-wheel. I cant see pins.
Bondarenkos composition deserves the name pin-wheel.
[D] 8/7Q/2r1p3/2rkr3/2rrr2Q/7K/8/8 w - - 0 1
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