[Retros] Etienne's refutation

[werner]

You certainly are correct. I found out about the mistake only 5 minutes
after I sent the mail. Thanx for your reaction!

Werner


On Fri, 2012-09-14 at 18:27 +0200, Étienne Dupuis wrote: 

> 1. Nf6 !? looks good but ... e6 mate !

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> 1. bxc6 e.p. !? but how do we account for the five captures white pawn

> have made ? The two black rooks can not get out of the last row,

> leaving only four black pieces captured. Hence the en passant capture

> is not possible and thus white looses as 1. ... e6 # can only

> prevented with 1. e5 dxe5 #

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> Am I correct ?

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> Étienne

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> 2012/9/14 werner <molware at xs4all.nl>

>         I have made a composition according to Erics 'catch a pawn'

>         rule:

>         orthodox chess rules with the exception that whoever snaps the

>         first

>         pawn wins.

>         

>         White: Kd5,Qd3,Rb3,Bc4,Nb8,Ng4 Pawns:b2,b5,d2,e4,f2,g2,g5,h2

>         Black: Ka8,Bf8 Pawns:a7,b7,c5,d6,e7,f7,g7,h7

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>         White to move wins. Don't look too long, if you haven't been

>         able to

>         solve it within 15 minutes the composition is probably wrong.

>         

>         Werner

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