Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 15:09:32 01/25/04
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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? 1. Qe1 exf1=Q (1... g2 2. Bxe2 checkmate) (1... exf1=B 2. Kxg3 stalemate) (1... exf1=R 2. Qxg3 checkmate) (1... exf1=N 2. Qf2+ gxf2 [or Kxf2] stalemate) 2. Kxg3 Qxe1 checkmate
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