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Subject: Re: Not that amazing :)

Author: Lonnie Cook

Date: 12:29:06 01/19/00

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On January 19, 2000 at 13:14:39, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:

>On January 19, 2000 at 12:39:22, Randy Schmidt wrote:
>
>>This is not so amazing....
>>
>>There are many positions where a KNN vs. a kp are winning.
>>The idea is that when the weaker side has to move the pawn,
>>one can make progress with the knights.
>>
>>I recall FIDE even extending the 50-move rule to allow
>>for this situation even giving a graph of where the pawn had
>>to be behind...
>>
>>So you see, this is not that amazing :)
>The Russian study composer Trotsky is the name here,
>he established those graphs way back in the 30´s,IIRC.   JAFM

First X I seen it personally and I've been on ICC for about 3 years now. person
who I talked to said it was first time he had seen this at such a high level,
another person emailed me and said Ferret did it one time and announce mate in
103 with tables but I had no tables with shredder



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