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

Author: Andreas Stabel

Date: 08:38:49 02/18/00

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On February 18, 2000 at 10:09:47, Steve Coladonato wrote:

>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

An example of an endgame position which may lead to this mate is
[D]3n1k1K/1q5Q/8/8/8/8/8/1B6 b - - 0 1
1... Qxh7+ 2. Bxh7 Nf7#
Rather nice I think :)

I tried to match myself on ICC and made a game with this end and at least
then the server did not claim the draw, so perhaps it has logic to handle this.
But with a very stupid oponent it would still be possible to mate, so my
claim stands.

Regards
Andreas Stabel



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