Help, please (endgame): V'z fvggvat ng 96 svyrf. V'ir znqr n fcernqfurrg naq unir ab zvffvat tncf. V rira unir gur "x" fprar ng gvzrfybg 25. V xabj sebz gur pbzzragf gung gurer'f fhccbfrq gb or n frpbaq rznvy? V unira'g erpvrirq vg naq V'z abg fher jung V'z fgvyy zvffvat. V unir 1 ersrerapr yvfgrq ng 10-zn-3-5, ohg yvxr V fnvq V unir abguvat zvffvat naq ab tncf fb V ernyyl pna'g svther bhg jung gur ersrerapr vf gb. Nal qverpgvba jbhyq or urycshy. V fnj n yvfg fbzrbar jebgr bhg bs nyy gur guvatf lbh pna yrnea va 10-zn-3-5 ohg V nyernql unq nyy bs gubfr fprarf.
Vs lbh unir n pbzcyrgr fcernqfurrg naq haqrefgnaq gur onfvp ehyrf bs gur tnzr (rnpu bs gur crbcyr lbh zrrg jvyy qvr va n cnegvphyne beqre; rnpu crefba nccrnef rknpgyl bapr va rnpu fprar sbe juvpu gurl ner nyvir), vg fubhyq or rabhtu gb svaq rffragvnyyl rirel svyr. Gurer ner bayl n irel srj rkprcgvbaf, fb zl hfhny nqivpr jbhyq whfg or "qbhoyr-purpx lbhe fcernqfurrg." Gurer ner guerr svyrf gung qba'g dhvgr svg gur hfhny ehyrf. Bar lbh fnl lbh'ir sbhaq, orvat 25-JV-X. Bar vf bayl erdhverq sbe na rnfgre rtt naq vfa'g arrqrq gb trg gur svany zrffntr. Gurersber, V'q thrff gur bar lbh ner zvffvat jvyy erdhver lbh gb tb onpx gb 01-DH-1-11. Ernq gur fprar ntnva irel pnershyyl. Qb lbh... urne fbzrguvat? Jung qvq lbh urne? Naq... jub jnf vg sbe?
Gur guhaqrepync va gvzrfgnzc 1 vf sbe Ehcreg, vfa'g vg? V unir uvf svyr ng gvzr fgnzc bar va gur fghql. V oryvrir V unir n guhaqrepync sbe rirelbar, fnir sbe abg haqrefgnaqvat gur qrny jvgu gur "ebyyvat guhaqre" hayrff vg jnf "ebyyvat guhaqre" zrnag gb fvtavsl gur phefr zbivat gb X be gb fvtavsl ubj ybat vg gbbx 1 gb qvr. Fb znlor gung'f jurer gur zvffvat vasb vf? V unir shyy nppbhagvatf bs crbcyr 1-12 sebz gvzrfgnzc 1 gb 26. Gunax lbh, gubhtu V nccerpvngr gur ercyl.
Lrf, V jnf uvagvat ng Ehcreg.
Nyy bs gur 97 svyrf juvpu ner arrqrq gb trg gur svany zrffntr pna or sbhaq ol znxvat fher rirel crefba nccrnef va rirel fprar ng yrnfg bar sbe crefbaf 1-12, cyhf 25-JV-X, cyhf chggvat va nyy gur 00 svyrf zragvbarq va gur nobir. Vs lbh unir Ehcreg'f fprar naq 25-JV-X, gura lbh whfg arrq gb qbhoyr-purpx lbhe fcernqfurrg naq znxr fher lbh'ir abg znqr na reebe fbzrjurer. Nyfb znxr fher lbh chg va nyy gur 00 gvgyrf - lbh pna hfr "svaq 00" gb trg gurz dhvpxyl.