Author: Martin Slowik
Date: 22:47:00 03/31/05
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[d]8/8/2B1N3/3rp3/4k2K/7Q/2r3Pn/1b1N4 w - - 0 1 >Kurt is absolutely right.The solution is not realistic at all. >1.Kh5 is _not_ the best move in this position in human chess, 1.Bxd5+ is. >Why? >It wins the game ímmediately since any decent chessplayer would resign in no >time in view of 1...Kxd5 2.Ne3+. > >Michael Hmm, this is stretching the truth a little bit, imho. This position wouldn't occur in tournament chess at all. But stating that a move leading to a forced mate in a minimum number of moves is not the strongest is strange to say the least. (One could also see at one glance that Kg5 threatens Qh7 mate in one, which forces black to give up his other rook with Rxg2+. Another glance leads to the conclusion that this rook cannot move due to mates on f2 or c3 giving white enough time to move his king to h8. So Kh5 might lead to resignation as well...). Anyway, since this is not a real game position, another example: [d]6k1/4nNpp/8/8/2Q5/6Pq/7P/7K w - - 0 1 In a real game, would you play Ng5+ or Nh6+ here? Chess Art Regards, Martin
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