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02 Jan 06
Originally posted by Wulebgr1. g6!! fxf6+
Power is nothing without control. This proposition is well illustrated by this 1887 composition by J. Votruba:
[fen]8/5p2/5p1p/5KPk/7p/7P/8/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]
1.? 1-0
2. Kxf6 g5
3. Kf5 g4
4. hxg4#
All of black's moves are forced
02 Jan 06
Originally posted by RavelloOriginally posted by Wulebgr
Thanks for the great point of view,genius,but a "?" after the first move and nothing more makes one think that there should be a mate in one.
only if you are unfamiliar with chess jargon
I have never seen any chess book state, "White to move and win somewhere down the line."
Almost universal in chess books, however, is a statement about who is on move ( "white to move" ) and the result sought ( "win" ). A few texts, such as Polgar's Chess Training in 5334 Positions tell you mate in x moves. On the other hand, Polgar's Chess Endgames cuts it to a minimum: "1? =" means white to move and draw, while "1...? -+" means black to move and win. None of the 4560 positions in that tome are mate in one, but a small number of solutions list only one move.
So, after the pattern of Polgar, here's another of my favorites from Finali di Pedone I
1.? +-
But you knew that already. 😛