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An e-mail exchange with LM Brian Wall, of Denver:
On Jan 19, 2008 10:41 AM, Brian Wall < BrianWallChess3@taom.com> wrote:
Bobby Fischer was 12 years older than me so his exploits were always on my mind.
When he died I suddenly wanted to quit Chess. I […]
What number did you get?
Here’s what I got:
70 moves
First, the king has to take the pawn. Then, it has to wander around to c1, then back to a1 to take out the bishop, before it can go eliminate the rook on h8. Next, it has to assassinate the a8 bishop, so it can saunter down […]