pmn@magic.UUCP (Paul M. Nauman) (10/13/85)
Thanks to Larry Bickford (qubix!lab) for pointing out a strong
refutation of Whites mating attack in chess problem #5. After the
'key' move Q-B7, Black can counter with QxR for a good game.
White to mate in 2 moves:
BLACK (lower case)
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| k | b | K | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | Q | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | p | n | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | b | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE (upper case)
Paul Nauman bellcore!pmn
Bell Communications Research
Morristown, NJ