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Subject: Re: Not exactly

Author: Marc Plum

Date: 16:00:14 11/09/99

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On November 09, 1999 at 18:51:52, Marc Plum wrote:

>Two Knights and a King can never mate a lone King
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Quick correction.  King and two Knights can't *force* mate against a lone King,
but positions can be reached where the weaker side blunders into a mate in one.
For example.  White, Ns on e4 and h4, K on h6.  Black K on g8. 1 Nf6+ Kh8?? 2
Ng6#, but obviously Black didn't have to play that way.

Marc



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