Author: James T. Walker
Date: 14:48:48 01/25/04
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On January 25, 2004 at 17:21:32, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: > >White Queen to E-3 and then an eventual stalemate after the black king..... > >After the black king is forced to capture the white bishop then the white queen >moves to F-2(The second move) and then the black king must capture the white >queen. After this, black has finished the game since his king is in stalemate. > >This is the correct sequence, The black king is not forced to capture the Queen since the pawn on g3 can do this. > >TJF > >On January 25, 2004 at 16:48:02, Chesster Fritz wrote: > >>On January 25, 2004 at 16:41:48, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >> >>>White Queen to E-3 and then an eventual stalemate after the black king is forced >>>to capture the white bishop. >> >>Sorry, no, that's incorrect, I'll provide the solution tomorrow. >> >>> >>>On January 25, 2004 at 16:13:19, Chesster Fritz wrote: >>> >>>>Dr Niels Hoeg, Skakbladet 1907 >>>> >>>>[D]8/8/6p1/5pP1/5P1K/5PpP/4p2p/2Q2Bkr w - - 0 1 >>>> >>>>Now listen carefully. In the above position White, after some deliberation, >>>>announced that he would finish this game in two moves. "Are you saying there is >>>>a forced mate in two?" asked Black? "Not necessarily", said White, but the game >>>>will be over after two moves. >>>> >>>>Now it was Black's turn to think. "I don't believe you can do it," he said >>>>finally, "unless of couse you resign." "No," said White, "I assure you I will >>>>finish the game using only legal moves on the board. And there is nothing you >>>>can do to prevent it." >>>> >>>>So the two took a substantial bet, White played, and Black discovered that >>>>whatever he replied he could not prevent White for ending the game one move >>>>later. How did White achieve this?
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