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Subject: Re: When is considered the opponent does not have enough mating material

Author: Dan Andersson

Date: 11:24:26 09/26/03

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 A way of definition is that he couldn't mate you even if he was allowed to make
your moves. As in a self mate problem. Retrograde analysis can do the trick as
with EGTBs. Especially since the positions are scarce and by need have scarce
material. Some examples: pawn against knight is lost since you might promote to
a bishop and then put your king in a corner and the bishop on the side. And then
he mates by placing king and knight two squares out king opposing king.

MvH Dan Andersson

• Re: When is considered the opponent does not have enough mating material Andrei Fortuna 22:01:45 09/26/03
• Re: When is considered the opponent does not have enough mating material Dieter Buerssner 11:36:41 09/26/03
  • Re: When is considered the opponent does not have enough mating material Matthew White 12:09:37 09/26/03
    • Re: When is considered the opponent does not have enough mating material Dieter Buerssner 12:45:19 09/26/03
  • Re: When is considered the opponent does not have enough mating material Dieter Buerssner 11:46:39 09/26/03

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