Author: Andreas Stabel
Date: 06:52:38 02/22/00
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On February 22, 2000 at 09:43:35, Martin wrote: >On February 22, 2000 at 09:17:49, Andreas Stabel wrote: > >>On February 22, 2000 at 08:39:12, Martin wrote: >> >>>On February 22, 2000 at 07:41:11, Martin wrote: >>> >>>>This is a quite famous one (I think). But if you don't know the solution, the >>>>computer won't be a great help... >>>> >>>>[D]3k1B2/1p6/8/rp1p4/1R1P4/1P5P/2K5/8 w - - 0 1 >>>> >>>>White to move and win. >>>> >>>>Hint: Black's threat is Kd7-c6. >>> >>>(A. Wotawa, Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1942) >>> >>>The computers don't even understand that Kd7-c6 is a threat. >>> >>-- Snip -- >>> >>>Martin >> >>Could you please explain the threat to me. It's not only computers that >>don't see the threat :) >> >>Regards >>Andreas Stabel > >Well, the bR will be able to stop the h pawn while the wR remains imprisoned. >One possible line is: > >1 h4 Kd7 2 h5 Ra2+ 3 Kd3 Kc6 4 h6 Rh2 5 Ke3 Rh1 6 Kf2 Kb6 7 Kg2 Rh5 8 Kg3 >Ka5 9 Kg4 Rh1 10 Kg5 Rg1+ 11 Kh5 Rh1+ 12 Kg6 Rg1+ 13 Kf7 Rf1+ 14 Kg8 Rg1+ >15 Kh8 [15 Lg7? Kxb4 16 h7 Rh1] 15...Rf1 16 Kg7 Rg1+ and so on. > >I hope that this is correct... :) > >Martin Thank you, I see now. I thought the threat was to hit the white rook, but that turns out not to be necessary the way you have shown. I didn't believe the black rook ws able to stop the pawn :) Regards Andreas Stabel
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