Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 16:35:48 11/23/04
In a search for possible alternative solutions, I let crafty ponder over a few WAC positions for a long time. The most interesting solution was that of WAC.230, which not only contains the suggested bm, but it also contains Alex Szabo's equally brilliant refutation move of 5. Re2! in the pv: [D]2b5/1r6/2kBp1p1/p2pP1P1/2pP4/1pP3K1/1R3P2/8 b - - acd 22; acn 334860497; acs 36001; bm Rb4; ce 165; id "WAC.230"; pv Rb4 cxb4 a4 b5+ Kxb5 Ba3 c3 Re2 Kc4 f4 Bd7 f5 exf5 e6 Bc6 Kf3 Kxd4 e7 Kd3 Re3+ Kc2 Re2+ Kd1 Re6 Be8 Ke3; Here are some others, just for the heck of it: 2r1r1k1/pp1q1ppp/3p1b2/3P4/3Q4/5N2/PP2RPPP/4R1K1 w - - acd 22; acn 382201162; acs 36005; bm Qg4; ce 458; id "WAC.270"; pv Qg4 Qb5 Qc4 Qd7 Qc7 Qb5 a4 Qxa4 Re4 Qxe4 Rxe4 Bxb2 Rxe8+ Rxe8 Qxb7 Bd4 Qd7 Rb8 Kf1 Bc5 Ng5 Rf8 Ne4 Ra8 Nxd6 Bxd6 Qxd6; 2rq1bk1/p4p1p/1p4p1/3b4/3B1Q2/8/P4PpP/3RR1K1 w - - acd 19; acn 476606285; acs 36000; bm Re8; ce 837; id "WAC.131"; pv Re8 Bxa2 Rxd8 Rxd8 Qe5 Rxd4 Rxd4 Be6 Rd8 h5 Qd6 Kh7 Qxf8 g5 Qh8+ Kg6 Rg8+ Kf5 Qxh5 f6 Qf3+ Ke5 Rd8 a5 Qe3+ Kf5 Qxb6; 4r1k1/p1qr1p2/2pb1Bp1/1p5p/3P1n1R/1B3P2/PP3PK1/2Q4R w - - acd 11; acn 43673745; acs 111; bm Qxf4; ce 32756; id "WAC.141"; pv Qxf4 Bxf4 Rxh5 gxh5 Rxh5 Bh6 Rxh6 Qh2+ Kxh2 Kf8 Rh8#; 5r1k/1p4pp/3q4/3Pp1R1/8/8/PP4PP/4Q1K1 b - - acd 20; acn 1468330988; acs 36009; bm Qc5+; ce 572; id "WAC.248"; pv Qc5+ Kh1 Qc4 Kg1 Qd4+ Kh1 Qe4 Qg1 Qe2 h4 Rf1 Qxf1 Qxf1+ Kh2 Qc4 Kh3 Qxd5 Rf5 Qe6 g4 g6 Rf8+ Kg7 Rd8 h5 Kg3 Qxa2; 5rk1/2p4p/2p4r/3P4/4p1b1/1Q2NqPp/PP3P1K/R4R2 b - - acd 16; acn -2017108716; acs 36000; bm Qg2+; ce 32746; id "WAC.163"; pv Qg2+ Nxg2 hxg2+ Kxg2 Bf3+ Qxf3 exf3+ Kg1 Rf5 Rfe1 Rfh5 Re8+ Kf7 Re7+ Kxe7 Re1+ Kd8 Re8+ Kxe8 dxc6 Rh1#; 8/7p/5k2/5p2/p1p2P2/Pr1pPK2/1P1R3P/8 b - - acd 21; acn -1282104154; acs 36001; bm Rxb2; ce 574; id "WAC.002"; pv Rxb2 Rxb2 c3 Rb6+ Ke7 Rc6 c2 Kf2 Kd7 Rc5 d2 Rxc2 d1=Q Rc5 Qd2+ Kf3 Qxh2 Rc4 Qh1+ Ke2 Qb1 Rd4+ Ke6 Rd3 Qc2+ Rd2 Qc4+ Kf3 Qe4+ Kf2; 8/8/8/1p5r/p1p1k1pN/P2pBpP1/1P1K1P2/8 b - - acd 20; acn 475462431; acs 36000; bm Rxh4 b4; ce 1618; id "WAC.229"; pv Rxh4 gxh4 g3 fxg3 b4 axb4 c3+ bxc3 a3 Kc1 Kxe3 Kb1 d2 Ka2 f2; r4rk1/1p2ppbp/p2pbnp1/q7/3BPPP1/2N2B2/PPP4P/R2Q1RK1 b - - acd 17; acn -1310181711; acs 36001; bm Bxg4; ce 74; id "WAC.092"; pv Bxg4 Bxg4 Nxg4 Bxg7 Qh5 Qe2 Kxg7 Rf3 Nf6 Qg2 Qg4 Qxg4 Nxg4 Rg3 h5 Rd1 Rac8 h3 Nf6;
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