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Subject: Re: Diagram (NT)

Author: James Robertson

Date: 20:52:23 06/20/00

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On June 20, 2000 at 22:29:17, Laurence Chen wrote:

>On June 20, 2000 at 22:23:08, Laurence Chen wrote:
>
>[D]7R\8\1k1p3K\2pP1pr1\4Ppp1\8\6P1\8 b - -
>Black rook is trapped.  There's no compensation for the loss of the rook, the
>pawns are not able to queen fast enough.  Black is lost.
>Laurence

Not so.... black plays 1. ... f3! and white must play 2. Rb8+ Kc7 and then his
rook must either move from the 8th rank, allowing the black rook to escape, or
leave it on the 8th and let the f pawn queen.

James



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