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Subject: Re: Strange mate in 2

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 14:20:14 12/26/98

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On December 26, 1998 at 17:12:24, James T. Walker wrote:

>Can someone explain why Junior 5 played h7?? in this position?  Even if allowed
>to go to 62 ply it plays h7?
>
>[Event "Blitz 5'"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "1998.12.26"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Junior 5, PII."]
>[Black "Nimzo99"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[WhiteElo "2555"]
>[BlackElo "2500"]
>[Annotator "Junior 5"]
>[SetUp "1"]
>[FEN "6nK/5k2/7P/8/8/8/1B6/8 w - - 0 1"]
>[PlyCount "4"]
>
>{20928kB, Jun-book.ctg=351287 pos}
>1. h7 {0.00/62 3} 1... Ne7 {15}
>2. Be5 {-85.66/62 0} 2... Ng6# {6}
>0-1
>Jim Walker

Probably makes the classic mistake of calling K+N vs anything as unwinnable
by the side with the k+n.  Normally right, but h7 is a helpmate here...



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