Author: Uri Blass
Date: 10:10:00 12/03/00
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On December 03, 2000 at 12:32:21, José Carlos wrote: > This position comes from a game I played yesterday. > Being black, I had made a big mistake in time trouble and, after the time >control, we arrived in this position. > >[D] 8/p4k2/3pp3/B3p3/2P1P3/2n2K2/4B3/8 b - - 0 52 > > After some moves, my opponent offered a draw, not feeling capable to win this >endgame but, is it really a draw? What do your programs say? > >(The rest of the game:) >52... Na4 53. Bd1 Nb2 54. Bb3 Nd3 55. Ba4 Nc5 56. Bb5 Ke7 57. Ke3 Nb3 58. Bc7 >Nc5 1/2-1/2 > > José C. The position seems to be a win for white. White can try to penetrate with the king possible plan Kg4 Kh4 Bh5 Kg5 Bg4 Kh5 Kh6 Bg5 Bh5 Kg6 White can also try to win the pawns by the bishop. It is also known that KBB vs KN is often a win for white because the knight is trapped so even trading the pawns may be not enough for black. I do not understand white's decidion to agree to a draw when it is clear that white has good practical chances to win. Uri
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