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Subject: Re: ICC server claims draw when it's not !

Author: Steve Coladonato

Date: 07:09:47 02/18/00

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On February 18, 2000 at 09:51:10, blass uri wrote:

>On February 18, 2000 at 09:32:43, Steve Coladonato wrote:
>
>>On February 18, 2000 at 09:15:35, Dan Andersson wrote:
>>
>>>If the knight is placed on g5 there is a way to get to the position w. a forcing
>>>variation. If the last move was an exchange of rooks or queen f.ex. The correct
>>>way of adjudicating N v. B is to let one of the players make one move after the
>>>capture.
>>
>>I still think that the position in the diagram has to be reached by the bishop
>>going to h7.  If the position was reached by a black move then the white bishop
>>just moves away.  And if in fact the position was reached by a white move, make
>>the capture with the king instead of the bishop.  But, I'd like to see the FEN
>>and solution you propose.
>
>You are right about the position in the diagram but you are not right about the
>position when there is a knight at g5 when the last move of white was BxQh7
>
>The knight at g5 protects the queen at h7 so white must take the queen with the
>bishop.
>
>Uri

I stand corrected.  Would the internet server announce a draw with the knight at
g5 and black to move, as the scenario that is being discussed is now forced
moves as Dan suggested?

Steve



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