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Subject: Re: Hiarcs 9

Author: Hannu Wegner

Date: 11:12:13 09/14/03

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On September 14, 2003 at 13:18:44, Roy Eassa wrote:

>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>
>>>Mike
>>
>>
>>Yes, this was posted before, nice page indeed.
>>
>>However, I cannot reprodue this statement with Hiarcs9.
>>
>>Ernst.
>>
>>
>>QUOTE
>>
>>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
>>
>>[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


I Think, that the position is wrong. So far as I remenber there was a white pawn
on h4. Ithink it was a game played by N.Short.

Best greetings
Hannu Wegner



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