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A Proof Game For Swiss

A Proof Game For Swiss

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This is my first attempt, so give me a break.

Solve it OR point out the flaw ...

Position After Black's 6th Move:

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I am not sure that this is the 'unique' solution, but here goes:

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4.Qe2 could be replaced by 4.Qg4 or 4.Qh5 with the same following moves

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Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromfics
This is my first attempt, so give me a break.

Solve it OR point out the flaw ...

Position After Black's 6th Move:

[fen]bn1qkbnr/p1pppppp/8/8/8/4P3/PPPP1P1P/RNB1K1N1[/fen]
I found something a bit different from Mephisto2.

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Wouldn't your solution be 'unique' if the end position was after white's sixth move instead of black's?

edit. except for your remark on your second move, that is

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OK ... This is harder than I thought.

First attempt was a fail (too many solutions)



I'll try again. Thanks for your time.

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Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromfics
OK ... This is harder than I thought.

First attempt was a fail (too many solutions)

[pgn]1.e3 b6 2.Qf3 b5 3.Qb7 Bxb7 {This looked like a sound start.} 4.Bxb5 Bxg2 5.Bc6 Bxh1 {I originally ended it here with Bxh1, but I think there are still too many ways to get on this diagonal for white.} 6.Bxa8 Bxa8 [/pgn]

I'll try again. Thanks for your time.
It's hard to get away with deliberately wasting a tempo with something like ...b6. There has to be a strong motivation for doing so, or else cooks start to creep in: