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Subject: Re: King, rook pawn and wrong bishop endgames

Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes

Date: 09:09:23 10/20/00

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   The position below is the most difficult there is in
    this particular kind of endgame.It was proposed in 1851
    by Kling and Horwitz,and solved only in 1928 by Rauser.
    Source:"Practical Chess Endings" by Paul Keres,position 240
    Black plays and White wins:
    [D]8/8/8/5KB1/p7/P4k2/8/8 b
    White needs around 30 moves to prove the win.  JAFM



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