Author: Jonathan Lee
Date: 13:42:22 12/27/02
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On December 27, 2002 at 14:54:35, John Lowe wrote: >On December 27, 2002 at 12:59:16, Jonathan Lee wrote: > >>I don't know what you mean by queenside pawns on a6,b6,c6 then it doesn't >>matter. It's still a draw. >> >>If you mean pawns on a3,b3,c3 then that's a draw too. Just make that the king >>goes Kb1-a1 and Ka1-b1 in the first 2 moves. >>Jonathan > >Thanks Jonathan, > >No I meant a6,b6 & c6 - 'knew about a3,b3 & c3. > >Can you confirm that pawns on a4, b4 and c4 is a win for black (could be my >machine) - was wondering if we had a phenomenon akin to the opposition with >kings... > >regards > >John a5,b5,c5 is a draw a4,b4,c4 (pawns closer to the king than a5,b5,c5) is a win for black resulting in one successful pawn promotion. A successful pawn promotion is when the king cannot capture the promotion. Jonathan
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