[Retros] Vowel Pawns

[Éric Angelini]

Ah ah, thanks Noam, I will look in that direction!
Best,
É.


> Le 4 sept. 2020 à 02:37, Elkies, Noam <elkies at math.harvard.edu> a écrit :
> 
> Eric Angelini <eric.angelini at skynet.be> writes:
> 
>> it’s about a win in less than 10 moves, starting
>> with the usual orthodox position --- but there is
>> a soft fairy condition: the "vowel pawns" [a,e file]
>> are very fragile (you capture them and the game is over):
>> https://cinquantesignes.blogspot.com/2020/09/vowel-pawns-vp.html?m=1
> 
> 1 c4 seems even stronger than 1 c3, because after b6 2 Qa4 Ba6
> is not a "cross-check" and White can keep attacking with 3 Qa3 and 4 Qe3.
> Note that White also has the option of continuing 2 Qb3, aiming for
> Qa3 or Qe3 attacking both vowels.  If 1 c4 e6 2 Qa4 Na6 3 c5
> also looks like a quick win though Black will have a few spite checks
> (Qf6 4 Qe4 Qxf2+ 5 Kxf2 Bxc5+ 6 Kf3).
> 
> NDE