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Subject: Re: one from the archives ...

Author: Martin Slowik

Date: 01:43:57 03/30/05

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On March 30, 2005 at 04:35:41, Dieter Buerssner wrote:

>On March 29, 2005 at 23:37:20, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>That's a funny one, because even the lamest human can see it instantly.
>
>Dann, I am lamer than the lamest ...
>I cannot see it. Also compare the following similar positions:
>
>[D] 1k6/8/8/8/PPP5/5p1p/8/6K1 w - -
>
>Here all three white pawns are advanced by two squares -> still won for black.
>Now we only advance a and c pawns:
>
>[D] 1k6/8/8/8/P1P5/5p1p/1P6/6K1 w - -
>
>And here white wins. White also wins in the next position:
>
>[D] 1k6/8/8/8/5p1p/8/PPP5/6K1 w - -
>
>And a serious question: how to see fast, which of those positions is won and
>which is lost? Can anybody do it without deep calculation?
>
>Regards,
>Dieter

Hi Dieter,

phew, so it's not only me... :)

Patzer Regards,
Martin



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