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Subject: Re: Hiarcs 9

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 10:18:44 09/14/03

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On September 14, 2003 at 12:55:46, Ernst Walet wrote:

>On September 14, 2003 at 07:29:02, m.d.hurd wrote:
>
>>Came across this earlier today for an interesting read.
>>
>>
>>http://www.thorstenczub.de/hiarcs9.html
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>>
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Mike
>
>
>Yes, this was posted before, nice page indeed.
>
>However, I cannot reprodue this statement with Hiarcs9.
>
>Ernst.
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>
>QUOTE
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>2r2rk1/1bpR1p2/1pq1pQp1/p3P2p/P1PR4/5N2/2P2PPK/8 w - - 0 1
>
>This one is fun and shows sometimes king attacks requires the participation of
>ones own king even in the middle game!!
>
>Key move is 1.Kg3!!
>
>Hiarcs 9 finds this is in 1 second. How do other programs do?
>
>
>UNQUOTE
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>[D]2r2rk1/1bpR1p2/1pq1pQp1/p3P2p/P1PR4/5N2/2P2PPK/8 w - - 0 1


I guess 1.Nh4 also wins, but 1.Kg3! is prettier.

1. Kg3!

   [1. Nh4 followed by f3 also wins]

1... Rce8

   [1... Ba8 2. Kh4 (2. Nh4 also wins)]

2. Kh4

   [2. Nh4 also wins]

2... Ba6 3. Kg5 and mates

• Re: Hiarcs 9 Hannu Wegner 11:12:13 09/14/03
  • Re: Hiarcs 9 m.d.hurd 11:31:29 09/14/03
  • Re: Hiarcs 9 Roy Eassa 11:15:24 09/14/03
    • Re: Hiarcs 9 Roy Eassa 11:41:10 09/14/03
      • Re: Hiarcs 9 Ernst Walet 12:49:40 09/14/03

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