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Subject: Re: Test Position:Interesting Puzzle

Author: Bernhard Bauer

Date: 02:29:54 09/08/05

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On September 07, 2005 at 05:14:49, Madhavan wrote:

>[D] 8/p5p1/1pP3p1/p5p1/k3p3/4p3/K7/8 w - - 0 1
>
>White to play and win
>
>Post the winning moves
>
>Spike is getting trapped,the engine couldn't find the solution immediately.the
>evaluation got from the engine shows +0.00
>
>The position would look losing in a real life tournament.You have to look hard
>and find the winning line.I wonder if this kind of puzzle would be even
>difficult for a Grandmasters?

No, it would not be difficult for a grandmaster. It is not even difficult for
me. It is enough to have seen the method once, whithout the additional black
pawns. Look at the following position. I see no difficulties for a human or a
program.
Kind regards
Bernhard
[D] 8/8/1p6/p7/kq2Q3/8/K7/8 w - - 0 1



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