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Subject: Re: Endgame - Test (Diagram); Shredder 3 find 1. - a5 !

Author: Chessfun

Date: 09:07:20 09/14/00

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On September 14, 2000 at 11:51:03, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On September 14, 2000 at 11:31:21, José Carlos wrote:
>
>>On September 14, 2000 at 11:12:49, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>>
>>>On September 14, 2000 at 10:04:32, Severi Salminen wrote:
>>>
>>>>>Which program does find the save boarder (with black)?
>>>>>And how ?
>>>>>
>>>>[D]8/8/p2k3p/1P1p1pp1/P1r5/1R1K1PP1/7P/8 b - -
>>>>>
>>>>>wKd3,Rb3,Pa4,b5,f3,g3,h2/bKd6,Rc4,Pa6,d5,f5,g5,h6
>>>>>
>>>>>Eduard Nemeth
>>>
>>>Thanks for Diagram ( How funktion it ? )!
>>
>>  Just add [D] before the FEN string.
>>
>>  José C.
>>
>>>The Position is a composition from me.
>>>
>>>Shredder 3 find: 1.-a5 2.b6 2.-Rb4 3.Rxb4 axb4, and draw !
>>>
>>>Eduard
>
>
>What happens after the (to me) obvious line of axb5 axb5 Rc7?  ie if b6, then
>Rb7 blockades the pawn.  I don't think white wants to try to swing the king to
>the a-file,as black can play Kc5 and make things difficult...
>
>IE while a5 might be a drawing line, I don't see (yet) a winning line for white
>if black just exchanges pawns.


Seems to me a5 is the only drawing line all others seem to lose.
1....axb 2.axb Rc7 3. b6 Rb7 4. Kd4 g4 5.f4 g4 6. Rb5 Kc6 7. Rxd5 Rf7
8. Ke5 Kxb6 9. Rd6+

I think all lines are winning after 4. Kd4.

Sarah.




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