Author: Arturo Ochoa
Date: 06:40:22 08/29/03
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On August 29, 2003 at 08:01:43, Jaime Benito de Valle Ruiz wrote: >On August 29, 2003 at 07:25:13, chandler yergin wrote: > >>On August 29, 2003 at 07:02:50, George Tsavdaris wrote: >> >>>On August 29, 2003 at 06:26:26, Andy Prap wrote: >>> >>>>There is a puzzle in a Newspaper today where it is said White plays + >>>>it mates in 5. What your is your engine saying? I think it takes longer than M5, >>>>as Black has some solutions. >>>> >>>>[D] 3rn1k1/pb3p2/1p1rp1p1/2q1N1P1/5P2/2PB4/PP5Q/2KRR3 w - - 0 1 >>>> >>>>What do you think? >>>> >>>Absolutely no Mate in 5 exists. Of course white is winning after Rh1. >>What's wrong with this mate? >>1.Nxf7 Kxf7 2.Qh7+ Ng7 3.Bxg6+ Kf8 4.Qh8+ Ke7 5.Qxg7# Line >>cy > >No one doubts that white can easily win here, but after > >1.Nxf7 Kxf7 > >It is probably better 2Bxg6 > >Anyway, if after 2.Qf7+ black plays 2...Ng7, it is mate in 3, yes, but if black >plays 2...Kf8, how do yo play to checkmate in 3?? I dont see how White can mate with 2. ... Rf8. I only see a perpetual check.
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