Re: Progressive chess problem

In article <1130534881.064215.252320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Iceman" <oneofcold@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> The rules of progressive chess are that white makes one move, then
> black makes two moves, then white makes three moves, then black makes
> four moves, and so on. If you give check, that ends your turn even if
> you have moves left over. If you are in check, you must get out of
> check on the first move of your turn or you lose.
>
> Basically, the problem is: could it be possible for white to force a
> win regardless of what black does? The first five moves are what is
> considered to be the best opening for white and the best black defense.
> In this thread, we are seeing if we can come up with a way either for
> white to force a win or for black to prevent a white win, assuming both
> players play perfectly.


Thanks!

I was parsing this as "progressive 'chess problem'" instead of
"'progressive chess' problem." That makes a big difference!

--Harold Buck


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and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
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