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Subject: Re: Winning Chess Sacrifices And Combinations, Position #209

Author: Rob Basham

Date: 07:19:50 02/04/06

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On February 04, 2006 at 08:53:37, Michael Neish wrote:

>
>[D]r3rqk1/3n1pbp/b2p2p1/p1pP4/1p2PP1N/6nP/PPQB3N/R3RBK1 w - - 0 1
>
>My (weak) program, Toga II 1.1 and Gambit Fruit 4bx all give Bxa6 right away,
>followed by some fairly normal looking moves, and stick to it up until I stop
>the search a couple of minutes later, with a minus score.
>
>It hardly seems like a "winning Chess combination", so I'm wondering if there's
>a real sparkler of a move in the position that none of the above engines is
>seeing, or if indeed this is the solution (and if so what's the point?).  A
>quick look at the position sort of suggests to me that there might be a trapped
>Queen motif in there with the White Knight(s).
>
>Failing that, is the FEN wrong?
>
>Also, wouldn't someone mind letting me know where I could find a list of
>solutions to all 1,001 positions?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Regards,
>
>Mike.

Hi Mike...I have that book...all the solutions are in the back...

#209...after BxB and RxB,
       then...Qd3 wins a piece!

The position looks right to me....:-)

regards

Rob



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