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I remember this one well. A very, very pretty study. Posted in April, I think.
Dear Susan
My name is Dr. Tracy Alloway, and along with my husband, Dr. Ross Alloway, I am writing a popular science book on Working Memory, contracted to be published by a major US publisher, and internationally.
Working Memory is the ability to remember and process information. Working Memory is important in all aspects of life from classroom to the boardroom. If you are interested in finding out more about my research, please click on the link to my website below.
One of the chapters discusses how experts use Working Memory in their profession. This chapter includes an interview with a Guinness Book World Record Holder (Memory Champion). I think that your accomplishments in the world of chess are very impressive. There has been some research on Working Memory and chess showing that the unique way in which chess players process and store information is often what gives their performance an edge.
I would love the opportunity to interview with you to find out your perspective. I think your accomplishments would make a fascinating contribution to the book. The book is going to be published with Simon and Schuster and will have international distribution and translation.
We really look forward to the possibility of interviewing you.
Tracy Packiam Alloway, PhD
Department of Psychology
University of North Florida
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
http://www.unf.edu/~t.alloway
t.alloway@unf.edu
Deja vu.
This looks like
1. Ne4 Bh5 (Ba4? Nd6+ Kd7 e8=Q+)
Bishop side chosen, gives white the desicive move
2. Ke6!
Threats immediate mate, black must give a check.
2. … Bg4+ (Bf7+ was no better)
3. Kd6!
Game over, since bishop now is on the wrong side prevented by his king after Nf6 Kf7, takes one move to much to get to the right side, and Bd7 looses bishop to a fork.
Pawn shall queen!
I first thought this would be very hard. Fortunately it isn’t. The trick is to position the king & knight in such a way as to block the access of the Bishop to the e8 square ironically by the Black king itself.
1.Ne4 Bh5 (If the Bishop goes the other way Ba4, then the knight check at d6 forces the King to block the Bishop’s access to e8)
2.Ke6 (threatening the mate at two places at d6 and f6) Bg4+ (forced)
3.Kd6 Kf7 (Bishop cannot guard e8, even the desperate Bd7 loses to Ng6+)
4.Nf6 Kxf6 (the best option)
5.e8=Q Kf5
From here White can maneuver through the black squares as the white bishop watches helplessly.