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Subject: Re: Testposition - Bishop against 3 pawns

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 05:15:21 02/28/01

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On February 28, 2001 at 06:23:35, Sune Larsson wrote:

>
>  [D]8/5k2/7P/3K1PP1/8/8/1b6/8 b - - 0 1
>
>  This position happened in Minev-Dukanovic, Beograd 1977.
>  Black played 1.-Bc3? and lost after 2.h7! Kg7 3.Ke6!
>  But the draw was there with 1.-Bc1! 2.h7 Kg7 3.g6 Bb2 4.Ke6 Kh8!! =
>
>  Test: The above position is a draw after 1.-Bc1 and should be
>        evaluated close to 0.00.
>
>  Sune

1...Bc1 2.g6+!

is a more testing way for White to play, e.g.

2...Kg8! (The only move: 2...Kf6? 3. h7 Kg7 4.Ke6 Bb2 5.f6+ Kh8 6.g7+ Kxh7 7.Kf7
wins and on 5...Bxf6 6.h8=Q+ wins; 2...Kf8? 3.h7 Bb2 4.Ke6 Bg7 5.f6 Bh8 6.Kf5
wins) 3.h7+ Kh8! 4.f6 Bb2 5.f7 Bg7=



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