Author: KarinsDad
Date: 09:54:41 04/04/00
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On April 04, 2000 at 11:35:23, blass uri wrote: [snip] >>> >>>I am not that strong of a chess player, but I think I would move Nf6 then on the >>>next turn capture his pawn. >>>Bill >>> >> >>Nf6 followed by Nxh7 is a poor combination. It forces a draw when white may have >>a win by blockading the pawn instead. KNNK is a draw. KNNKP may be a win for the >>two knight side (and in this position, it probably is IF the 50 move rule can be >>avoided). Yes, I realize that this may not make sense on the surface (I was >>mistaken about it as well in an earlier thread yesterday), but check yesterday's >>thread titled "A problem with tablebases" for an explanation. >> >>KarinsDad :) > >I think that Nf6 and Nxh7 does not lead to KNN vs K so it may be a win for >white. > >I think I would play Nf6 and Nxh7 and after it not promote the pawn but try to >trade knights. > >I did not look at the position more than a few seconds and maybe I missed >something but I do not see how black can trade the knight for the pawn and get >KNN vs K. > >Uri I was talking about 1. c8(Q)+ Nxe8 2. Kxe8 ... 3. Nf6 ... 4. Nxh7 which results in KNNK. I did not realize that Bill was talking about 1. Nf6 ... 2. Nxh7. Now granted, in this position, e8(Q)+ is an inferior move to Nf6 as a first move, but there may be positions where this is not the case. The position was not meant to be accurate, but rather to illustrate the point of 1. e8(Q)+ Nxe8 2. Kxe8 potentially leading to a win, regardless of 50 move rule. KarinsDad :)
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