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Subject: Re: Crafty score in this endgame

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 22:52:14 03/09/01

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On March 10, 2001 at 01:38:25, Pete Galati wrote:

>On March 10, 2001 at 00:26:57, Michael Fuhrmann wrote:
>
>>[D] 8/8/7P/5kP1/5P2/r7/5K2/8 b - - 0 114
>>
>>
>>Crafty scores this as -3.26 for white on my computer, yet it seems to be a draw.
>>I don't have all the 5-piece tbs. Is that the problem?
>
>I don't know if that's a problem.  I have some of the 5 piece tablebases,
>whatever came with the Junior CD.
>
>It doesn't appear to be a draw to me, White looks like it's in a lot of trouble
>and it's only hope is for Black to blunder.  I somehow can't imagine White ever
>promoting any of those pawn considering that the King can't get up there to help
>them promote.  To ME at least, all hope looks lost for White, but I could be
>wrong.

Actually, I think he's right about the draw, but I doubt if any programs will
find it.

You would need a full complement of 6 piece tablebase files to solve it for
sure.

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