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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner... Strangest board position I have ever seen!

Author: luca naddei

Date: 06:01:47 04/18/05

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And look here, this is a **** commercial software ****!

http://www.finson.it/prodotti/catalogo/next/CD5288/CD5288.asp

Look the chessboard in the center of package
Square h1 is black
The knight is in f1.

Luke


On April 17, 2005 at 19:26:20, Steve B wrote:

>>Check out the position of the pieces in this Saitek Kasparov GK 2000 auction.
>>Look at the 2nd picture.
>>
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5187128449&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
>>
>>I have been trying to figure out what the next move should be, but this position
>>puzzles me.
>>
>>I think it is mate in 27.  :-)
>
>
>this is known as the "strong wind from the east" position
>
>other starting positions that appear on Ebay:
>
>Classic Checkers ..(a piece on all of the same color leaving the other color
>totally empty)
>Bookends position(pieces are set up on a1..b8 and g1..h8)can be either color on
>either side
>
>Diagonal setup(pieces at lines up from a1..h8  and from h1..A8
>
>Star set up
>same as above but the seller  embellish's with a cross going from E1 or D 1...E8
>or D8
>
>there are others but space does not permit a complete listing
>
>Black Square in lower Right Hand Corner Regards
>Steve
>and from A4 or A5 to H4 or H5



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