This is a compilation of a large set of positions posted by Sune Larsson at the CCC computer chess forum. Try your silicon and find out that there is still hope for human kind as these are the strategic kind of positions computers still have a hard time. You even may find out you will do better than the silicon.

Enjoy!

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White Black Bishop Rivalry (1) Queckenstadt 1922 The two Bishops were fighting their own battle, while their Kings were watching. It was all about proving suited for the elevation to Archbishop. The struggle was tense when suddenly one of the Bishops realized that he could achive his goal by actually giving himself up. As a true religious man he did so. Transfered himself to g2 [1.Bg2!] and faced his rival. Left with no choice his shocked brother in faith entered the same square [1...Bxg2] and found himself in a deserted land. After 2.e4! the door was closed. Desperately the Bishop tried to open it again, but could he do it in time? Test: If your program could search deep enough to find the win for white. If not, try it with 1.Bg2 played. 1. Bg2! Bxg2 2. e4! 1-0

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White Black The Goose Chase (1) Troitzky study 1923 Hm, a bishopending with black a pawn up. But white's king is much better positioned. White's bishop is a real flyer while the black one tries to take off again and again - but never makes it... A flyer versus a goose and the hunt is just about to start. Test: If your program is a flyer or a goose. The faster the better But the evals should show that white is *winning* 1. f6!! gxf6 2. Kb7 Bd8 3. Kc8 Be7 4. Kd7 Bf8 5. Be3+ Kc2 6. Ke8 Bg7 7. Kxf7 Kd3 8. Bf4 Bh8 9. Kg8 1-0

Move	White Black Merry-go-round (1) A. Selesniew study 1921 So few pieces and so tricky! Here we need the Deep ones at their best! Maybe also Diep? If you play this one out you sure will get dizzy! Test: White to move and draw. Not many choices - the black pawns are on the run. 1/2-1/2

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White Black Good bishop vs Limited knight (1) Dawson 1925 Seemingly about equal but your evals should soon show a big + for white. In fact white is winning this position by showing the limitations of a poor placed knight. Test: White moves and wins. The sooner your program sees it - the better. It might happen in a tournament game! 1. f7 Kg7 2. Be7 Kxf7 3. Bb4 1-0

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White Black The Winning Arrow (1) Queckenstadt 1914 From Queckenstadt 1914 [published in Sydsvenska Dagbladet /Swedish newspaper] Here we have a bishop ending. White is a pawn down and black has two passers. No wonder your evals show a +score for black. But they should change cause white is winning this position. His pawns c6,d5,e4,f3 resembles an arrow, and once white lets it off there is fire on the board! Test: White to move and win - could you do that under normal tournament conditions [40/2] 1. f4 Bxf4 2. Bd4 f6 3. e5 fxe5 4. Be3 Bxe3 5. d6 cxd6 6. c7 1-0

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