Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 12:02:34 03/15/01
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On March 15, 2001 at 14:37:07, Sune Larsson wrote:
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> [D]1R6/p3k1p1/7p/2b1pP2/P1r3P1/B7/7P/7K w - - 0 1
>
> Pitschak-Foerder, Breslau 1930
>
>
> In this position white chose the timid but comfortable continuation
> 1.Bxc5+ Rxc5 2.Rb7+ and in the end the result was a draw.
>
> In chess, time is money and white could cash in by gaining a vital
> tempo. Maybe Herrn Pitschak was a victim of too much linear thinking
> in the possible upcoming pawn ending?! Anyway, here goes!
>
>
> 1.Rc8! Kd6 2.Rxc5! Rxc5 3.h4! (now the time has come for the farmer
> boy to move) 3.-Kc6 (he must try to free himself) 4.Bxc5 Kxc5
> 5.g5 (I think white saw this position in his calculations but was
> fooled by his own eyes.) 5.-hxg5 6.f6!! (yes!!) 6.-gxf6 7.h5! wins.
>
> Test: White to move and win by the above line.
>
> Sune
After a reasonable amount of time, crafty sticks with the following (it likes
this move from the get-go and never changes):
12 39.45 0.62 1. Rb7+ Kd6 2. Bxc5+ Kxc5 3. Rxg7 Rxa4
4. h3 a5 5. Rc7+ Kd4 6. f6 Ra1+ 7.
Kh2 Ra2+ 8. Kg3 Ra3+ 9. Kg2 e4
(2) 12-> 47.03 0.62 1. Rb7+ Kd6 2. Bxc5+ Kxc5 3. Rxg7 Rxa4
4. h3 a5 5. Rc7+ Kd4 6. f6 Ra1+ 7.
Kh2 Ra2+ 8. Kg3 Ra3+ 9. Kg2 e4
13 1:05 0.60 1. Rb7+ Kd6 2. Bxc5+ Kxc5 3. Rxg7 Rxa4
4. h3 e4 5. Re7 Kd4 6. f6 Ra1+ 7. Kh2
Ra2+ 8. Kg3 Ra3+ 9. Kg2 e3
(2) 13-> 1:51 0.60 1. Rb7+ Kd6 2. Bxc5+ Kxc5 3. Rxg7 Rxa4
4. h3 e4 5. Re7 Kd4 6. f6 Ra1+ 7. Kh2
Ra2+ 8. Kg3 Ra3+ 9. Kg2 e3
14 2:34 0.76 1. Rb7+ Kd6 2. Bxc5+ Kxc5 3. Rxg7 Rxa4
4. h3 e4 5. Re7 Kd4 6. f6 Ra1+ 7. Kh2
Ra2+ 8. Kg3 Ra3+ 9. Kh4 a5 10. Rd7+
Kc3
(2) 14-> 3:51 0.76 1. Rb7+ Kd6 2. Bxc5+ Kxc5 3. Rxg7 Rxa4
4. h3 e4 5. Re7 Kd4 6. f6 Ra1+ 7. Kh2
Ra2+ 8. Kg3 Ra3+ 9. Kh4 a5 10. Rd7+
Kc3
It's a bit more double-edged than trying to pick up the a pawn...
too complicated for me right now. :)
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