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Subject: Re: Test Position....Avoid Qf8??

Author: Sam Lloyd

Date: 14:04:06 04/04/04

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On April 04, 2004 at 15:06:29, chandler yergin wrote:

>On April 03, 2004 at 11:54:38, Sam Lloyd wrote:
>
>>If Qf8?? h5! and zugzwang, White wins...Kh7 draws.
>>
>>[D]3nQ1k1/p2P2p1/1p6/8/5q1P/8/PP6/1K6 b - - 0 1
>>
>>Shredder 8 discards Qf8?? very quickly, also Shredder 7.04 within a short span
>>of time and switches to Kh7 Shredder 7 though analyzes Qf8??, as does Fritz 8
>>and many more.
>
>The White King calmly marches over & picks up the Black Queenside pawns.
>cy
>
>>Lloyd

Correct, but chess programs still don't get this simple idea.
Although Shredder 8 avoids Qf8?? it doesn't see the win.

Lloyd



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