Author: Uri Blass
Date: 17:44:57 08/07/05
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On August 07, 2005 at 19:53:50, George Speight wrote: >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 >>> >>> Qxa7 is losing because Qh7+ win the black queen If I understand correctly this is the game [D]8/P4k2/q4p2/8/8/3Q4/4K3/8 b - - 0 1 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "New game"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/P4k2/q4p2/8/8/3Q4/4K3/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "10"] 1... Qc6 2. Qh7+ Ke6 3. Qg8+ Kf5 4. Qg3 Qe6+ 5. Qe3 Qa2+ 6. Kf1 *
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