Author: Shanti
Date: 02:25:43 11/23/00
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Hi Just to complete the picture the b pawn will be catch by the black king (b6 kd7 b7 kc7) but then white uses the king side to force a queen. Black is one move short since after b8=Q Kxb8 white will queen with a check. Shanti On November 23, 2000 at 04:57:53, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >On November 23, 2000 at 03:15:48, Jouni Uski wrote: > >>[D]5k2/8/pppppppp/8/PPPPPPPP/8/8/5K2 w - - >> >>Tim Krabbe in chess curiosities claims, that d5! is winning. He gives >>d5 exd5 >>exd5 cxd5 >>a5 bxa5 >>b5 axb5 >>cxb5 Ke7 >>b6... >> >>Is this true? For absolute truth we need 18 piece TBs, so it takes a lot time... >> >>Jouni > >Yes. To help get a handle on the position, it is easier to understand the >position with the e-pawns removed. In that position, the 4 vs 4 pawn >constellation must generate a passed pawn as far on the far side of the board as >possible. The rule of thumb to accomplish that is to start the action on the >near side first, hence the move d5. The presence of the e-pawns does not >significantly affect the play. I annotated this ending in detail here at CCC >about a year ago. This position is relatively easy for a human, but hopeless for >a computer.
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