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Subject: Re: A pawn majority example

Author: Jeremiah Penery

Date: 16:49:58 10/13/99

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On October 13, 1999 at 17:23:14, Howard Exner wrote:

>Here's an example of pawn majority knowledge. A program
>with pawn majority knowledge of the queen side configuration in this
>example may well find the winning move Qg6+.
>
>4Q3/6pk/2pq4/3p4/1p1P3p/1P1K1P2/1PP3P1/8 b - - bm Qg6;
>
>After the exchange of queens will follow the the advance of the black king to
>the kingside, then exchanges of the kingside pawns, and finally the king can
>march over to pick up the queenside pawns. Is knowledge that white cannot break
>through on the queenside essential for solving this? Would any program find Qg6?

I think Qg6 only draws.

Here's a line:  1. ...Qg6 2. Qxg6 Kxg6 3. Ke3 Kf5 4. c3 g5 5. Ke2 Kf4 6. Kf2 g4
7. fxg4 Kxg4, and this will draw.

Can black improve on this?

Jeremiah



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