Author: Uri Blass
Date: 00:17:34 11/22/04
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On November 22, 2004 at 02:46:23, milix wrote: >Chess is a game of helpmates! Or else all games will be draws. So helpmate or >not if a mate is possible no draw by rules can be claimed. And I'm not talking >for quick-finish rules. I agree Note that even if we have a rule that black need to be able to demonstrate helpmate when black has a forced mate in 4 in order to win then black still wins the position as the following composed game proves. White can lose by checkmate even without blunders that allows the opponent mate in 1, mate in 2 or mate in 3. [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "New game"] [Black "?"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/7P/6P1/4KP2/4N3/8/b7/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "50"] 1. Kf4 Kg7 2. Kg3 Kf8 3. h8=B Ke7 4. g7 Kd7 5. g8=Q Kc7 6. f6 Kb6 7. f7 Ka6 8. Kf4 Kb6 9. Ke5 Ka6 10. Kd6 Kb6 11. Be5 Ka6 12. Kc7 Bb3 13. Kb8 Ba2 14. Ka8 Bb3 15. f8=Q Ba2 16. Qgg7 Bb1 17. Ng3 Bc2 18. Qgg8 Bd1 19. Qf4 Be2 20. Bc7 Bf1 21. Qff8 Bh3 22. Bb8 Bg2+ 23. Qf3 Bxf3+ 24. Ne4 Bxe4+ 25. Qd5 Bxd5# 0-1 Uri
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