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Strange zugzwang win

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23rd December 2008, 09:51pm
#1
by NM OmarCayenne
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 12607

The following pattern does come up every once in a while, and is useful to know about (as well as being rather humorous):

 

24th December 2008, 02:28am
#2
by donngerard
Cebu Philippines
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 3575

white surely wins :)

24th December 2008, 02:36am
#3
by BorgQueen
Adelaide, South Australia
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 19532

Yup, that's a zugzwang alright!

6th February 2009, 04:51am
#4
by kid_of_chess
Ottawa,Ontario Canada
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 7426

cool!

6th February 2009, 07:10pm
#5
by white_wizard
Hồ Chí Minh City Vietnam
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 277

cool!

8th February 2009, 07:54pm
#6
by EvanVonVan
Dallas, Texas United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 314

I wonder what line would follow to become this position?

22nd June 2009, 03:36am
#7
by da_tornado
Honolulu United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 1046

interesting

 

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