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Subject: Re: A position recently posted... what is the real answer? Very compelling..

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 23:44:54 09/10/99

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On September 11, 1999 at 02:17:14, Dann Corbit wrote:

>Concerning this position:
>8/8/8/1k3p2/p1p1pPp1/PpPpP1Pp/1P1P3P/QNK2NRR w - -
>
>If white moves the king -- so what?  The pawn wall prevents anything except
>useless dancing.  If he offers the rook I would *definitely* refuse to capture
>if I were black.  The only piece I would take is the queen.
>
>What is the *real* answer to this puzzle supposed to be?

I already posted it in reply to Jouni Uski's original. I'm quite certain it
works unless someone comes up with some refutation.
>
>A mate analyzer has already proven there is no mate out to 32 ply.
>
>I am running crafty for a long interval also.  However, I think the moves crafty
>has suggested so far would not actually be played that way by a human.
>
>Opinions?



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