Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 01:52:01 01/17/01
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On January 17, 2001 at 04:38:13, Dan Andersson wrote: >Yes, one should not weaken the pawn position in that way. My point is that Rebel >was forced into the pawn endgame instead of going for it immediatelly, if it had >seen the endgame as winning it would have forced it. During that part of the game I was very surprised to see Rebel keeping a +pawn score all the time even after Rd7 as the remaining pawn ending is equal in material. I did not get it. If memory serves me well the first 3-4 moves in the end-game the Rebel score remained a pawn up before the score started to climb, seeing the win. I still must check my code where on earth that positional advantage comes from :) >IMO, v/d Wiel most probably >did not see the pawn endgame as loosing (hard to believe actually, since blacks >king was so active), thus the accolades.In short, there was more than a few >errors made in the fourth endgame. GM v/d Wiel after the game said that since the remaining rook-ending was lost for him he moved to the pawn-ending. He suspected the pawn-ending was also lost but wasn't sure so he took his last chance. Ed >Regards Dan Andersson
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