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Subject: Re: Difficult endgame position (corrected analysis)

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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