Author: Simon Finn
Date: 10:46:29 06/07/00
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>>Interesting position, but is black forced to take from h6 (gxh6)? May be -Kc8 >>is better? I think that black loses in all variations. > I think that black loses in all variations. Jouni's suggestion of 1..Kc8! looks good to me. [D]8/1k4p1/3pP3/pP5P/8/8/1r5P/3K4 w - - 0 1 After 1. h6 Kc8 2. h7 Rxh2 3. e7 Kd7 4. b6 Rxh7 5. b7 (or 1. h6 Kc8 2. e7 Kd7 3. h7 Rxh2 4. b6 Rxh7 5. b7) Black can draw in two different ways: Either 5... Rh1+ 6. Kc2 Rh2+ 7. Kc3 Rh3+ 8. Kc2 Rh2+ with perpetual check (8. Kc4? Rh4+ and Rb4 wins for Black) Or 5... Rh6 6. b8Q+ Kf7 followed by ...d5 (unblocking the 6th rank) with a fortress draw. None of this would work if the White pawn on h2 were actually on h3 - is it possible that we have the wrong start position? Simon
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