[blind-chess] Re: Win at Chess problem 1
- From: Knightrider <adatewithmate@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 13:56:43 -0400
Richard,
I personally like the short algebraic better and don't use it for any
adaptive purposes. Also the notation for pawn moves in the short version
doesn't need a P to
denote that a pawn moved.
A pawn moving to the fifth rank and the forth file could be written as (d5)
leaving out the (p). I don't know if this would save much space. Will the
letter (p) help when using adaptive technology or is it not needed?
Lewis
"'Knightrider"
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From: R Dinger <rrdinger@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 11:49 AM
To: chess <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-chess] Win at Chess problem 1
Good Morning Puzzlers,
This morning we begin a new set of problems. We also have a new format for the
problems. I am now including a "algebraic" style problem setup in addition to
the FEN as requested by Mike Allain. I am currently including both a short and
long version of the algebraic setup. Although it is no additional work as the
computer does the formatting, that approach takes a lot of space, so unless
someone specifically wants me to keep the long version, I would like to drop
the long version. Please post your wishes to the list or me privately.
I have also expanded the FEN to include the additional fields. Now you should
be able to copy the FEN portion and paste it into a file and save it as a .fen
file. That file can then be loaded into your chess engine to get a second
opinion!
These problems are from Mario Lang's puzzle web page at
http://delysid.org:80/chess/epd.cgi
and are reported to be from Fred Reinfield's book "Win At Chess" 1958. I am
numbering the problems like the web page as WAC1, WAD2 and so on.
Each problem is posed as "What is the best next move...", and only the first
move is given as an answer. Each is the first move of a combination, though,
so we will have to deduce any following moves on our own.
We have not had much in the way of list discussion on the problems from Larry
Evan's book so I want to ask if anyone has suggested changes. I think the
Reinfield problems may be a little more difficult, although this first one is
about the same as the others we have been doing.
Would this work better and be more educational if list members answered the
problems and discussed what principles were at play? I am open to suggestions
on any of this as we can always improve our process. Remember the point of
this list is to help learn more about chess.
So here is the first WAC problem, remember to let me know if you want to keep
the long algebraic setup.
Problem WAC001:
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White to move
FEN Problem Setup:
2rr3k/
pp3pp1/
1nnqbN1p/
3pN3/
2pP4/
2P3Q1/
PPB4P/
R4RK1
w - - 0 1
Short Algebraic Problem Setup:
White: Kg1, Qg3, Ra1, Rf1, Bc2, Ne5, Nf6, Pa2, Pb2, Pc3, Pd4, Ph2
Black: Kh8, Qd6, Rc8, Rd8, Be6, Nb6, Nc6, Pa7, Pb7, Pc4, Pd5, Pf7, Pg7, Ph6
Long Algebraic Problem Setup:
White:
King g1
Queen g3
Rooks a1 and f1
Bishop c2
Knights e5 and f6
Pawns a2, b2, c3, d4 and h2
Black:
King h8
Queen d6
Rooks c8 and d8
Bishop e6
Knights b6 and c6
Pawns a7, b7, c4, d5, f7, g7 and h6
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