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Subject: Re: Testposition - Schröder's Beauty

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 13:51:06 03/05/01

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

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>  [D]8/8/4pk1B/8/5K1N/p7/8/8 w - - 0 1
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>  Schröder 19??
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>  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...;)
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>  Test: White to move and draw. The quicker the better.
>        Solution further down.
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>  Sune
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I tried this two ways.  With EGTBs turned on, it sees 0.00 instantly as
after Nf5 and the knight is taken, it is a 5 piece ending.  Without egtbs,
crafty still gets the move instantly, but now doesn't say draw.  It says -1.19
after 21 plies.  But it does play the same move as with egtbs...

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>Schröder
>19??
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>1.Nf5 exf5 2.Bf8 a2 3.Bb4 a1Q 4.Bc3+ Qxc3 ½-½



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