Author: Vincent Lejeune
Date: 15:01:20 10/22/03
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On October 22, 2003 at 15:50:50, Darren Rushton wrote: >[D] Bq1B1K2/3PpN2/P3Pp2/P1p2P2/2Pk1b1R/1p6/pN1P1P2/QR6 w - - 0 1 > >'If I could take one diagram to a desert island, it would be this one.' > >Leonid Yarosh - Mate in 4 >1st Prize Shakhmatyi v SSSR 1983 > >Here are the main variations of the solution recapitulated: > >1.a7! >1...axb1=Q 2.axb8=Q Qxb2(!) 3.Qxb3 Qc3 4.Qxc3 mate > Qe4(!) 3.Qxf4 Qxf4 4.Rxf4 mate >1...axb1=R(!) 2.axb8=R! Rxb2(!)3.Rxb3 Kxc4 4.Qa4 mate > 2.axb8=Q? Rxb2! 3.Qxb3 stalemate >1...axb1=B(!) 2.axb8=B! Be4(!) 3.Bxf4 B- 4.Be3(5) mate > 2.axb8=Q? Be4! 3.Qxf4 stalemate >1...axb1=N(!) 2.axb8=N! Nxd2(!) 3.Qc1! Ne4 4.Nc6 mate > 2.axb8=Q? Nxd2! 3.Qxf4+ Kc3 4.?? > 3.Rxf4+ Ne4 4.?? > 3.Qc1 Ne4 4.?? > >What do Fritz and friends make of this one? > >Regards, > >Daz after 1.a7 , 10 best moves for hiarcs 9 : 1. +- (#5): 1...Dd6 2.Ca4+ b2 3.Dxb2+ Rd3 2. +- (#4): 1...axb1F 2.axb8D Fe4 3.Dd6+ exd6 3. +- (#4): 1...Dxd8+ 2.Rg7 Dh8+ 3.Rxh8 axb1D 4.Txf4+ 4. +- (#4): 1...De5 2.Fxe7 Db8+ 3.d8D+ Dxd8+ 5. +- (#3): 1...axb1D 2.axb8D Dxf5 3.Dxf4+ 6. +- (#3): 1...axb1T 2.axb8T Txb2 3.Txb3 Rxc4 7. +- (#3): 1...Dxa8 2.Txf4+ De4 3.a8D Dxf4 4.Dd5# 8. +- (#3): 1...axb1C 2.axb8C Cxd2 3.Dc1 Ce4 4.Cc6# 9. +- (#2): 1...Dc7 2.Fxc7 axb1D 3.d8D# 10. +- (#2): 1...Db7 2.Txf4+
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