good simple chess problem

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From: Andy Tannenbaum
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1985 22:25

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I got the following problem from John Green, an old-time hacker and
casual chessplayer.  I think he says that he found it in a book which
said that this problem was composed by someone about whom nothing else
is known, this problem is his only know contribution to humanity.  I
think it's sufficient.  If you know anything about the origins of this
problem, let me know.  Mail me (don't post news) if you have a solution,
and let me know whether you'd seen the problem before.  I will post
acknowledgements and solutions as appropriate in a couple of weeks.  No
goofy tricks, please.

     Black
__##__WK__##__##
BKBP##__##__##__ White to move and win.
BP##__##__##__##
##WP##__##__##__
__##__##__##__##
##__##__##__##__
__##__##__##__WP
##__##__##__##__
     White

	Andy Tannenbaum   Masscomp  Westford, MA   (617) 692-6200 x274

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