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Subject: Re: Draw or not?

Author: Jorge Abelardo González Sánchez

Date: 09:24:31 12/03/98

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On December 03, 1998 at 11:00:51, Harald Faber wrote:

>On December 03, 1998 at 10:33:07, James Robertson wrote:
>
>>>>I have the following position on the board and am thinking over to let the game
>>>>go on or not:
>>>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>  8 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>>>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>  7 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>>>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>  6 |   |   |   |   | K*|   |   |   |
>>>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>  5 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | P*|
>>>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>  4 |   |   | N*|   |   | K | P*| P |
>>>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>  3 |   |   |   |   |   |   | P |   |
>>>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>  2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>>>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>  1 | B |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>>>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>      a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h
>>>>
>>>>EPD: 8/8/4k3/7p/2n2KpP/6P1/8/B7 w - -
>>>>
>>>>MCP7 has White vs Nimzo98. Is this position to win for white or not? MCP says
>>>>+2.7x while Nimzo98 has -1.7x.
>>>>Analysis welcome.
>>>
>>>I think it is an easy win for White. CM5500 also says +1.7.
>>>James
>>
>>Actually, be careful; I had CM5500 play it out at 30 minutes per game, and after
>>about 20-25 moves the score is 0.00.
>>James
>
>That's why I asked. ;-)
>The king could have only few squares to move on the h-line e.g.
It's white's turn right(obviously yes)?? Just after Black pawns fall, white's g
pawn will fall due to a Knight's sacrifice, and the h pawn alone won't make it.
That's my line of reasoning, but i may be wrong.



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