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Subject: Diagram

Author: Marc D

Date: 16:43:03 08/07/05

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On August 07, 2005 at 19:13:44, George Speight wrote:

>im sorry i dont have the expertise to post a chess board with the positions, but
>this will only take a couple of minutes and a few pieces to set up. You figure
>this out. As far as i am concerned, it is a dead draw. CM10 Schumacher is
>playing white, and SlowChess Blitz is playing black. White has: pa7, Qd3, Ke2,
>and black has: Qa6, Kf2, pf3. Black to move. If black moves Qxp, someone show me
>how white can possibly win this game. Under any circumstances. Here is what
>transpired: instead of Qxp black replies Qc6, followed by Qh7+, Ke3, Qg8+, Kf5,
>Qg3, Qe6+, Qe3, Qa2+, Kf1.  At this point the game ends and chessbase gives the
>victory to Schumacher. Personally i think victory is still problematic, but when
>u set it up, Fritz 8 disagrees  with me. At any rate someone out there show me
>where Slow Blitz did not blow a dead draw by moving Qxp, instead of Qc6. Without
>that pawn, how can white win. A TERRIBLE BLUNDER. I admit SlowChess Blitz is not
>Shredder 9, but it is way too strong to blunder this badly.   I have looked at
>this till my eyes have crossed. Show me where i am wrong.    Regards, George


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