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Subject: Re: Test Position

Author: John Merlino

Date: 12:27:47 06/08/05

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On June 08, 2005 at 14:46:46, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>On June 08, 2005 at 14:39:59, Terry Giles wrote:
>
>>
>>Easy for a modern chess program - but what would you play?
>>
>>[D]8/8/8/5Bp1/7k/8/4pPKP/8 w - - 0 1
>>
>>Terry
>
>      Hi Terry
>      I think that Black can't win after 1.Bg4 e1Q
>      1.f3 as black's king is unable to help its
>      queen to mate the opposite king.
>      Kurt

Kurt,

I think you mean 2.h3 instead of 2.f3, since that last move loses to 2...Qd2+
(3.Kf1 Qxh2 is a mate in 8, or 3.Kh1 Qf2 is a mate in 3, or 3.Kg1 Qe2 is a mate
in 9).

jm



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