Many thanks for the prompt reply. I went to the syzygy-tables.info website today and was shocked to see Black offer a Knight sacrifice on move 13. After
14. RxN, N check
15. K moves, NxR
16. KxN the chess game is drawn. But this position is a Bare King Victory under Shatranj rules. Apparently "insufficient material" plays a major role in this syzygy table. Now I am wondering if there is a forced Shatranj win in less than 100 moves. Note: several sources state that if seventy consecutive moves were made without a pawn move or capture, a Shatranj game was automatically drawn.
Many thanks for the prompt reply. I went to the syzygy-tables.info website today and was shocked to see Black offer a Knight sacrifice on move 13. After
14. RxN, N check
15. K moves, NxR
16. KxN the chess game is drawn. But this position is a Bare King Victory under Shatranj rules. Apparently "insufficient material" plays a major role in this syzygy table. Now I am wondering if there is a forced Shatranj win in less than 100 moves. Note: several sources state that if seventy consecutive moves were made without a pawn move or capture, a Shatranj game was automatically drawn.