Author: Steffen Jakob
Date: 03:50:19 03/05/99
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On March 05, 1999 at 06:41:55, Harald Faber wrote: >On March 05, 1999 at 05:07:40, Steffen Jakob wrote: > >>>>>>>>Jouni, position #1 is a draw. Kc2 doesn´t win. I also noticed that other >>>>>>>>positions have more than one solution. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Greetings, >>>>>>>>Steffen. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>This is the relevant position >>>>>>>5k2/8/8/8/8/2P5/8/3K4 w - - 0 1 >>>>>>>Kc2 is winning. >>>>>>>For example 1.Kc2 Ke7 2.Kb3 Kd6 3.Kb4 Kc6 4.Kc4 >>> >>>>>The position that Jouni and Uri gave is a win -- mate in 22. >>>>> >>>>>Maybe you got the FEN wrong in your file, Steffen? >>>> >>>>Oooops, yes, it was a copy-paste bug! >>>>I had >>>> >>>>k2/8/8/8/8/2P5/8/3K4 w >>>> >>>>instead of >>>> >>>>5k2/8/8/8/8/2P5/8/3K4 w >>>> >>>>I am sorry! >>>> >>>Hehe, I had this too. But it would be interesting to know how the position was >>>interpreted with k2 instead of 5k2... >> >>Hi Harald, >> >>I had the king on a8, which is indeed a draw :-) The EPD file on my WWW-Page is >>now corrected. >>Steffen. > >Ka8...and your program didn't complain about the 2 instead of a needed 7? :-) You are right... it should at least generate a warning. When Hossa sees the "/" after the 2 it simply leaves all left squares on the rank empty. Greetings, Steffen.
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