Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 11:47:53 06/07/00
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On June 07, 2000 at 13:55:38, Simon Finn wrote: >On June 07, 2000 at 13:46:29, Simon Finn wrote: > >>>>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 > >Sorry - that should read: > >1. h6 Kc8 2. h7 Rxh2 3. e7 Kd7 4. b6 Rxh7 5 e8Q+ Kxe8 6. b7 I don't think it works. 1.h6 Kc8 2. e7 Kd7 3. h7 Rxh2 4. b6 Rxh7 5. e8Q+ Kxe8 6. b7 Rh1+ 7. Kc2 Rh2+ 8. Kc3 Rh3+ 9. Kb2 Rh2+ 10. Ka3 then a4 and a5, and then the b pawn promotes. Enrique >and the following move-numbers are all of-by-one > >> (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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