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Subject: Re: The Babson Task

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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