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Subject: Re: Which program finds this one?

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 04:40:18 12/19/00

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On December 19, 2000 at 07:37:49, Ed Schröder wrote:

>On December 19, 2000 at 06:17:39, Harald Faber wrote:
>
>>On December 19, 2000 at 04:59:14, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>
>>>Really, how can black win??
>>>
>>>Jouni
>>
>>1...Rc7+ 2.Kg8 Rc8+ 3.Kg7 Rh8!! 4.Kxh8 Kf7 over and out, black only moves
>>Kf7-f8-f7 until white has to move the b-pawn.
>>Sooner or later white has to take the rook, e.g. 2.Kh6 Rc8 3.Kg6/g7 Rh8 again.
>
>Why should white capture the rook?
>
>Ed

What alternative do ou have with white? If you move your king from the h7-pawn,
black will take h7 and h2 and win the endgame. The Ph7 is the only chance for
white for a draw. White gets in Zugzwang in every case. Give a line where white
can draw.




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