Author: Günther Simon
Date: 08:59:20 10/24/05
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On October 24, 2005 at 11:44:29, Laurence Chen wrote: >On October 24, 2005 at 10:05:33, Mike Hood wrote: > >>On October 24, 2005 at 09:55:40, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >> >>>On October 24, 2005 at 09:51:01, Jouni Uski wrote: >>> >>>>[D]N7/PPPPPPPP/K1k3qB/brpnn3/7N/6rb/8/8 w - - >>>> >>>>I don't know if it's legal (from old CSS magazine). >>>> >>>>Jouni >>> >>> This position is of no practical interest >>> and therefore (for me) not worth testing. >>> It's also an illegal (impossible) position. >>> Regards >>> Kurt >> >>Kurt, I agree that it's a highly unlikely position. But illegal? Impossible? If >>you'll lay your money on the table, I bet that I can give you the notation for a >>legal chess game resulting in this position. It won't be a sensible game, but I >>only want to prove the possibility of reaching this position. >> >>Apart from this, extreme positions are often useful to highlight the strengths >>and weaknesses of engines. > >I agree with Kurt. The position is impossible to achieve. If you don't see why, >then look again. What guarantees would Kurt or anyone have in collect the money >when you lose the bet? Of course it's impossible and that took me less than 10 seconds ;) Guenther
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