Author: Chesster Fritz
Date: 15:56:57 01/25/04
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On January 25, 2004 at 18:09:32, Roy Eassa wrote: >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 Excellent! Every variation covered. John Merlino Well Done! Forgot to include 1...ef=B 2.Kxg3 stalemate;-) Your explanation to Tim made up for that:) You are forgetting the intentionally vague definition of the problem. The game might be over after WHITE'S second move OR Black's. But it must be legally OVER, meaning no more moves can be played. If 1.Qe3 Kxf1 2.Qf2, then 2...gxf2 and the game can continue. The answer is 1.Qe1. 1...g2 2.Bxe2# 1...exf1=Q (or 1...exf1=B) 2.Kxg3 Qxe1# (this last move is forced) 1...exf1=R 2.Qxg3# 1...exf1=N 2.Qf2+ Kxf2 (or gxf2) stalemate jm 1. Qe1! Regards, Franz. Very Good, but the details would have been nice....Nevertheless, you saw it!
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