[Retros] Minor corrections Re: shortest LS-SPG challenge

Noam Elkies elkies at math.harvard.edu
Mon Nov 29 23:09:28 EST 2004


I wrote:


> Francois asks:



>> What is the *shortest* At-Home LS-SPG (> 0.0 moves)?



> At most 7.0 moves (-Rh1 -Pb2,g2,h1; -Qd8 -Pc7,f7,h7; C+ Popeye <2min.)


Oops -- thre's no Ph1 to erase; that should say

-Rh1 -Pb2,g2,h2; -Qd8 -Pc7,f7,h7; C+ Popeye <2min.


> Attempts like 1 Nc3 Nc6 ... 3 N:e7 N:e2 ... 6 Nb1 Nb8 fail

> (symmetrically: 1 e3 2 e4 3 Nf3 4 N:e5 5 Nf3 6 Ng1).


Since an *S*PG was called for, the tempo loss 1 e3, 2 e4 isn't needed.

NDE




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