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How to Beat Capablanca

Combinatorics 2009-09-29 v1

Abstract

This paper shows the fastest way to force a win with rook and king against king on an m*n board. In the classical case, this gives a faster win than what Capablanca suggested in his book 'Chess Fundamentals'.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0606251,
  title  = {How to Beat Capablanca},
  author = {Thotsaporn Thanatipanonda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0606251},
  year   = {2009}
}