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

Author: Alain Lyrette

Date: 19:18:19 01/25/04

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On January 25, 2004 at 18:13:39, John Merlino wrote:

>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,
>>
>>TJF
>
>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
Hi John...Some of us would be interested if you would give results from the
Majestic chess program(w-chess) just as you do with chessmaster.Thank you.



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