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Subject: Endgame position, help needed

Author: Poschmann

Date: 23:25:37 07/30/00


In a magazine I found the following position. It should be a draw ?
Unfortunately I don't have the following issue of the magazine with the
solution.
It is a 6-piece-endgame. I tried to solve it with the help of Fritz6
(without tablebases), but I can't.

[D]K7/8/4k3/1R1R4/8/8/p7/7r w - -

I had the following to ideas:
a) Go to a 5-piece-endgame:
1. Re5+ Kf6 2. Rf5+ Kg6 3. Rg5+ Kh6 4. Rh5+ Rxh5 5. Rb6+ Kg5 6. Ra6 Rh2

b) Allow Black to promote the pawn:
... 4. Rge5 a1=Q+ 5. Ra5

I think in both cases White loses the game. But I can't proof it without
tablebases.
- Can somebody with the 5-piece-tablebases proof position a)
- Are some 6-piece-tablebases available to proof position b) without a pawn or
  the initial position with one pawn.
- Is there somebody who knows the initial position and its solution ?

Thank you
Ralf Poschmann



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