Author: Dan Ellwein
Date: 21:39:18 06/18/03
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On June 18, 2003 at 21:38:28, John Merlino wrote: >On June 18, 2003 at 17:51:01, James T. Walker wrote: > >>On June 18, 2003 at 11:44:39, Marc van Hal wrote: >> >>>On June 18, 2003 at 07:56:37, James T. Walker wrote: >>> >>>>I don't believe I've seen a more stupid puzzle than the one presented to me this >>>>morning by CM9000. It says to "find the pin." Here is the position it gave and >>>>it's solution is Rf3?? >>>> >>>>[D]6B1/3p1P2/Rq4NP/1k1p1r2/5b2/2R4K/8/3r4 w - - 0 1 >>>> >>>>Rf3 leads to mate in 4 by black. >>> >>>They did not ask who wins the postion which acures later on >>> They ask find the pin. >>>And Rf3 is the only pin on the board. >>>Because it pins the bishop. >>>so if you found it you know what a pin is. >>> >>>Marc >> >>Even if I didn't find it, I know what a pin is. I also know a stupid move when >>I see it. Would you play this pinning move in this position? Get real. >>Puzzles should have some sense of reality and just a little logic. > >You may think it's a silly puzzle, and that's fine. However, the puzzle was >perfectly described: "find the pin". It wasn't "find the best move" or "find the >pin that wins", etc. > >But the best thing about these "Puzzles of the Day" in Chessmaster 9000 is that >you don't have to do them at all.... > >jm but if I don't do these "Puzzles of the Day" then some-how the rest of my day seems un-fulfilled... :) - pilgrim
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