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Subject: Re: Tough position

Author: Jason Williamson

Date: 00:08:32 07/12/00

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On July 11, 2000 at 22:09:37, Roger Kyte wrote:

>On July 11, 2000 at 16:43:10, Yar wrote:
>
>>[D] 8/k4p2/1r3P2/7p/1N1B1Q1P/5B2/1K5q/8 w
>>
>>Computers can't solve this
>
>
>In ten seconds my computer comes up with two possibilities:
>
>Analysis by Fritz 6:
>
>1. +- (4.69): 1.Bg2 Qxf4 2.Bxb6+ Kb8 3.Bc7+ Qxc7 4.Na6+ Kc8 5.Nxc7 Kxc7
>2. +- (4.47): 1.Ka1 Qh1+ 2.Bd1 Qxd1+ 3.Kb2 Qe2+ 4.Ka3 Qe6 5.Qg5 Kb7
>
>I am not sure why you think computers cannot solve this, it is a no brainer, if
>White takes the Queen it is stalemate.

The point is look at your computers first varation...the black king gets to the
white pawn on F6 and eats it, leaving white with a passed H pawn of the wrong
color.  The position is drawn.

• Re: Tough position KarinsDad 14:12:09 07/12/00
• Re: Tough position Jeremiah Penery 00:30:07 07/12/00
  • Re: Tough position Roger Kyte 02:37:53 07/12/00
    • Re: Tough position Jason Williamson 03:57:14 07/12/00
      • Re: Tough position Mike S. 09:36:40 07/12/00

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