Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 06:04:24 04/01/05
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On April 01, 2005 at 01:47:00, Martin Slowik wrote: >[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. This isn't strange at all. In Germany we have a bonmot. Q: What would you do if you have the choice to either win the Qeen or mate your opponent? A: I win the Qeen since I can still mate my opponent later on. > >(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? I never get such positions in my games but unless I am short on time I would certainly play Ng5+ here. A basic smothered mate is not beautiful anyway. If my opponent would play on I might - win the knight and the two remaining pawns - promote my pawns into knights - toss my Qeen - mate my stubborn opponent with 3 knights Michael > >Chess Art Regards, >Martin
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