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Subject: Re: KK R+4P vs R+3P ending.

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 18:02:04 11/02/00

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On November 02, 2000 at 20:27:34, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On November 02, 2000 at 20:08:57, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>
>>[D]8/1R3p2/4pkp1/7p/7P/5PP1/r7/6K1 w - - 10 46
>>
>>Why doesn't White play 46.f4 here?
>
>
>What is the issue?  IE it appears to be drawn no matter what happens unless
>white drops material...

3 vs 2 is a dead draw.  4 vs 3 is much harder, and used to be thought to be
winning.  It is now thought to be drawn, but there is room to make mistakes.

Kasparov played it out and was right to do so.  I saw some analysis that leads
me to believe that he thinks he missed a win.

bruce




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