Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 07:48:06 09/24/03
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On September 24, 2003 at 10:44:26, Roy Eassa wrote: >[D]6n1/p1BN3b/p1p3np/p1p3pq/6kr/K1P2r1p/2PPQ3/8 w - - 0 1 > >I think I see the solution: White plays: > >1.Qe6+ Rf5 2.Bh2 gaining the first tempo. > >White repeatedly play the sequence: > >Qe3+ Kg2; Qg1+ Kf3; Qf1+ Kg4; Qe2+ Rf3; Qe6+ Rf5 > Sorry, I forgot to say that this sequence follows Black's moving of his King to f3, which is his only choice (to avoid quick mate) other than to push his Q-side pawns, which eventually get all eaten or blocked. So the sequence should really be: ...Kf3; Qe3+ Kg2; Qg1+ Kf3; Qf1+ Kg4; Qe2+ Rf3; Qe6+ Rf5 >gaining a tempo each time. White uses all those tempos (tempi?) to eat all >Black's a-file pawns then march his (White's) King over to d1, after which he >has a simple mate. I haven't bother to work out the precise details (whether >White must eat the pawns on specific squares, etc.), but I'm pretty sure that's >the basic idea.
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