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Subject: Re: Endgame position KRKRPP

Author: Joshua Lee

Date: 14:07:27 03/20/03

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On March 20, 2003 at 15:17:27, Steffen Jakob wrote:

>Hi!
>
>In a game Shredder7 - Hossa the following endgame position was on the board:
>
>[D]8/8/1p3r2/pK6/3k4/7R/8/8 b - - 0 70
>
>Hossa had a score of +2.9 but it seems as if this is a draw (also the game ended
>with a draw). Afterwards I had a look at this with Fritz 8 and saw that he
>showed 0.75 immediately.
>
>Questions:
>- is this really a draw?
>- which kind of pattern might Fritz see in this position which makes him
>statically evaluate the position so low?
>- what do other engines say about this position?
>
>Greetings,
>Steffen.


It's better to lead with the Knight's Pawn not Rook pawn if you want to win this
ending.



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