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Subject: Re: Diagram

Author: George Speight

Date: 16:53:50 08/07/05

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On August 07, 2005 at 19:52:59, George Speight wrote:

>On August 07, 2005 at 19:43:03, Marc D wrote:
>
>>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
>>
>>
>>[D]8/P4k2/q6p/8/8/3Q4/4K3/8 b - - 0 1



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