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Subject: Re: THE move to achieve a draw is Nd8

Author: Paulo Soares

Date: 00:17:58 07/21/00

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On July 20, 2000 at 15:05:51, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On July 20, 2000 at 14:15:44, Paulo Soares wrote:
>[snip]
>>Following the best moves analyzed by the programs, I arrived to the following
>>line:
>>1. Kc4 h4 2. Nc5 Kf4 3. Kd3 h3 4. Ke2 h2 5. Nd3+ Kg3 6. Nf2 Kg2 7. b4 g5 8. b5
>>g4 9. b6 g3 10. Nh1 Kxh1 11. b7 g2 12. b8=Q g1=Q 13. Qf4
>>
>>The diagram below shows the position after 13. Qf4.
>>Isn't this position a draw?
>>
>>[D] 8/8/8/8/5Q2/2P5/4K2p/6qk b - - 0 13
>>
>
>Indeed, it is a draw, just a much deeper draw (before it is actually achieved).

b4 and Na5, by transposition, arrives to the same final position that
Nd8, therefore I think this is not a good test position.

Paulo




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