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Subject: Re: Draw or not?

Author: Terry Presgrove

Date: 16:46:54 12/03/98

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On December 03, 1998 at 12:27:12, Jorge Abelardo González Sánchez wrote:

>On December 03, 1998 at 12:24:31, Jorge Abelardo González Sánchez wrote:
>
>>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.
>Ack!! didn´t see the bishop, back to the analysis board.

 I let Crafty v.16.1 with 5Man TB's analyze the position for 10
 minutes and at 19 ply has it + 1.47
 TP



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