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Subject: number of legal King vs King positions

Author: Paul Svelmoe

Date: 16:11:30 10/20/99


Hi,
  Last month, someone wrote...
>The number of positions should be 462, so evaluated:
>
>  1 x 4    =   1 x 33    =    33                white king in a1
>  3 x 6    =   3 x 58    =   174                white king in b1, c1, d1
>  3 x 9    =   3 x 55    =   165                white king in c2, d2, d3
>  3 x 9    =   3 x 30    =    90                white king in b2, c3, d4
>                          ----------
>Total                        462

Is it true?  Could someone explain this to me?  Already after the 1st line that
says ...
>  1 x 4    =   1 x 33    =    33                white king in a1
...I am confused.  If the white K is on a1, then the black king can be anywhere
except a1, b1, a2, and b2, therefore there are 60 legal positions for W Ka1, not
33.  Thanks!
Paul



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