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Subject: Re: Hiarcs 9

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 11:15:24 09/14/03

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On September 14, 2003 at 14:12:13, Hannu Wegner wrote:

>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


Ah, that explains a lot.  (Without the pawn, it's more like a game played by
Martin Short!)



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