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Subject: Re: Nice end-game problem; here is another phenomenon, who can explain?

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 05:22:21 04/27/99

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On April 27, 1999 at 08:00:18, Bernhard Bauer wrote:

>>Again, now the correct position where Crafty and Fritz only see Be5 as best move
>>while Be7 easily wins:
>>
>>qnb5/1p1k1K2/pPp2B2/P1p5/2P5/8/8/8 b - -
>
>May be I'm sitting on the wire. -:)
>The above FEN position looks as follows:
>
>
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    8  | *Q| *N| *B|   |   |   |   |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    7  |   | *P|   | *K| B | K |   |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    6  | *P| P | *P|   |   |   |   |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    5  | P |   | *P|   |   |   |   |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    4  |   |   | P |   |   |   |   |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    3  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    2  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    1  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>         a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h
>
>How can a black bishop move to e5 or e7 in this position?
>I see only one black bishob on c8. This bishop can not move anywhere.
>Can you enlighten me please?
>
>Kind regards
>Bernhard

Argh! Amazing what can go wrong...put the WHITE BISHOP back to f6 and then WHITE
TO MOVE. Now Be7 wins while Crafty and Fritz, well, you know what...

• Re: Nice end-game problem; here is another phenomenon, who can explain? Jeremiah Penery 10:25:15 04/27/99
  • Re: Nice end-game problem; here is another phenomenon, who can explain? Harald Faber 02:04:14 04/28/99
    • Re: Nice end-game problem; here is another phenomenon, who can explain? blass uri 02:34:41 04/28/99
      • Re: Nice end-game problem; here is another phenomenon, who can explain? blass uri 02:48:00 04/28/99
        • Re: Nice end-game problem; here is another phenomenon, who can explain? Harald Faber 03:39:20 04/28/99
          • Re: Nice end-game problem; here is another phenomenon, who can explain? blass uri 06:08:15 04/28/99
• Re: Nice end-game problem; here is another phenomenon, who can explain? Bernhard Bauer 05:50:07 04/27/99
  • Re: Nice end-game problem; here is another phenomenon, who can explain? Harald Faber 06:52:12 04/27/99

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