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Subject: Re: A Composition With A Twist, Don't Expect Much Help From Your Computers

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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