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Date: 18 Jun 2005 05:08:26
From: John J.
Subject: Cute position...
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6k1/5ppp/pB6/3br3/Pp6/5QPq/1P3P1P/2R3K1 w - - White to play and win. I must admit I didn't find the solution. I'm sure many of you will find it easy.
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Date: 08 Oct 2005 09:06:50
From: Tony Mountifield
Subject: Re: Cute position...
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Replying to a 4-month-old posting (having only just subscribed)... In article <e%[email protected] >, John J. <[email protected] > wrote: > 6k1/5ppp/pB6/3br3/Pp6/5QPq/1P3P1P/2R3K1 w - - > > White to play and win. I must admit I didn't find the solution. I'm sure > many of you will find it easy. It wasn't easy, but I think g4 works, followed by Rc8+. Black can only stop the back-rank mate by giving up his queen. Question: In the Forsyth notation above, I assume the 'w' means white to move. What do the two dashes after that mean? Cheers Tony -- Tony Mountifield Work: [email protected] - http://www.softins.co.uk Play: [email protected] - http://tony.mountifield.org
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Date: 08 Oct 2005 12:54:52
From: Joost de Heer
Subject: Re: Cute position...
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>>6k1/5ppp/pB6/3br3/Pp6/5QPq/1P3P1P/2R3K1 w - - > Question: In the Forsyth notation above, I assume the 'w' means white > to move. What do the two dashes after that mean? No en passant capture possible, no castling possible. Joost -- Du hast mein Herz zerrissen, meine Seele geraubt Das es so enden w�rde h�tt` ich nie geglaubt [Aus der Ruinen -] Ohne R�cksicht auf Verluste, hast Du meine Welt zerst�rt [L'�me Immortelle] Eine Welt, die vor kurzem nur uns beiden hat geh�rt
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Date: 08 Oct 2005 21:51:48
From: Tony Mountifield
Subject: Re: Cute position...
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In article <[email protected] >, Joost de Heer <[email protected] > wrote: > >>6k1/5ppp/pB6/3br3/Pp6/5QPq/1P3P1P/2R3K1 w - - > > > Question: In the Forsyth notation above, I assume the 'w' means white > > to move. What do the two dashes after that mean? > > No en passant capture possible, no castling possible. Thanks. I've now discovered that the above is actually an extension of Forsyth Notation called Forsyth-Edwards Notation or FEN. Nicely described at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsyth_notation Cheers Tony -- Tony Mountifield Work: [email protected] - http://www.softins.co.uk Play: [email protected] - http://tony.mountifield.org
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