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Subject: Re: Endgame position KRKRPP

Author: Aaron Tay

Date: 21:56:46 03/20/03

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On March 20, 2003 at 23:27:33, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On March 20, 2003 at 19:15:29, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On March 20, 2003 at 18:38:55, Eugene Nalimov wrote:
>>
>>>I believe I wrote to you about that some time ago. I currently have more than
>>>80Gb of 6-men TBs with pawns, including krppkr.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Eugene
>>
>>I am surprised to read it.
>>
>>You need first to have KRQP vs KRP,KRRP vs KRP,KRBP vs KRP,KRNP vs KRP.
>>
>>There are a lot of 6 piece endgame with only one pawn and I thought that having
>>all the 6 piece endgame tablebases with no pawns was done not long time ago so
>>I did not expect you to get endgames with 2 pawns.
>>
>>Uri
>
>
>All the pawnless ones are done (except for 5 vs 1).  So he can make any
>particular table with pawns that he wants.

I'm confused but the position in question has 2 pawns on the board. I.e KRKRPP,
doesnt it mean he needs KRKRXP where X is not a pawn?

For example wouldnt KRKQRP be needed as well? That's a tablebase with 1 pawn, or
are the tablebases with only 1 pawn done as well?



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