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Subject: Re: Testposition - Schröder's Beauty

Author: Dieter Buerssner

Date: 13:23:15 03/05/01

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On March 05, 2001 at 16:05:46, Sune Larsson wrote:

>  8/8/4pk1B/8/5K1N/p7/8/8 w - - 0 1
>
>  Schröder 19??
>
>  Well, Mr Schröder seems to be a man of many talents. This is a very
>  nice position, made in his youth I think. ;) Black is about to promote
>  and the white pieces sort of step on eachother's toes. But there is
>  a way for white to draw. A stunning resource that shows the beauty
>  of chess. Rebel might prove good at this one...;)
>
>
>  Test: White to move and draw. The quicker the better.
>        Solution further down.

Yace won't show a draw score soon:

    625780   5.446  -3.94 10t  1.Bg5+ Kf7 2.Nf3 a2 3.Ne5+ Ke8 4.Kg4 a1=Q 5.Bf4
                               Qg1+ 6.Kf3 Qd4 7.Kg4 Ke7 {-391}
    748493   6.638  -3.93 10t+ 1.Nf5 Kf7 2.Bf8 a2 3.Bg7 a1=R
    821975   7.285  -1.26 10t  1.Nf5 exf5 2.Bf8 a2 3.Bb4 a1=B 4.Bd2 Be5+ 5.Kf3
                               Ke6 6.Bf4 Bd4 {-80}
    844330   7.468  -1.26 10.  1.Nf5 exf5 2.Bf8 a2 3.Bb4 a1=B 4.Bd2 Be5+ 5.Kf3
                               Ke6 6.Bf4 Bd4 {-80}
    877046   7.875  -1.31 11t  1.Nf5 exf5 2.Bf8 a2 3.Bb4 a1=B 4.Bd6 Ke6 5.Bc5
                               Be5+ 6.Kg5 Bc7 7.Be7 {-80}
   1042376   9.009  -1.31 11.  1.Nf5 exf5 2.Bf8 a2 3.Bb4 a1=B 4.Bd6 Ke6 5.Bc5
                               Be5+ 6.Kg5 Bc7 7.Be7 {-80}
   1123009   9.956  -1.28 12t  1.Nf5 exf5 2.Bf8 a2 3.Bb4 a1=B 4.Bd6 Ke6 5.Bc7
                               Bb2 6.Ke3 Bc1+ 7.Kd4 Bd2 {-80}
   1450298  12.083  -1.28 12.  1.Nf5 exf5 2.Bf8 a2 3.Bb4 a1=B 4.Bd6 Ke6 5.Bc7
                               Bb2 6.Ke3 Bc1+ 7.Kd4 Bd2 {-80}

etc.

-- Dieter




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