Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 13:31:24 08/22/03
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On August 22, 2003 at 15:34:15, Christophe Theron wrote: >On August 22, 2003 at 10:17:13, Mihaly Szalai wrote: > >>[D]8/3p1P2/3Pp3/2p1P2K/p1p3P1/PpP3p1/1P3pP1/6k1 w - - 0 1 >> >>White wins, but... > > > >I must be very tired, but I don't understand. > >Seems that the solution is 1.f8=R instead of 1.f8=Q > >But what is the difference between > 1.f8=R f1=Q 2.Rxf1 Kxf1 >and > 1.f8=Q f1=Q 2.Qxf1 Kxf1 ??? > >Explanations welcome (BTW Chess Tiger finds the solution after... some time, but >does not tell me why :) > > > > Christophe You are tired , it's not 1. f8Q f1Q , it's f8Q Kh2! and draw by stalemate will soon follow. So only f8R leads to victory.
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