Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 13:23:20 03/15/01
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On March 15, 2001 at 15:02:34, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>On March 15, 2001 at 14:37:07, Sune Larsson wrote:
>
>>
>> [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. :)
After an hour, crafty came up with this:
(2) 16-> 17:42 0.83 1. Rb7+ Kd6 2. Bxc5+ Kxc5 3. Rxg7 Rxa4
4. h3 a5 5. Rh7 e4 6. Rxh6 e3 7. Re6
Kd4 8. f6 Ra2 9. Rd6+ Ke5 10. f7 Rf2
17 27:34 0.69 1. Rb7+ Kd6 2. Bxc5+ Kxc5 3. Rxg7 Rxa4
4. h3 e4 5. Re7 Ra1+ 6. Kh2 Kd4 7.
f6 Ra2+ 8. Kg3 Ra3+ <HT>
17 51:27 ++ 1. Rc8!!
17 67:29 1.47 1. Rc8 Kd6 2. Rxc5 Rxc5 3. h4 e4 4.
g5 hxg5 5. hxg5 e3 6. Kg2 Kd5 7. Bxc5
Kxc5 8. f6 e2 9. fxg7 e1=Q 10. g8=Q
(3) 17-> 67:29 1.47 1. Rc8 Kd6 2. Rxc5 Rxc5 3. h4 e4 4.
g5 hxg5 5. hxg5 e3 6. Kg2 Kd5 7. Bxc5
Kxc5 8. f6 e2 9. fxg7 e1=Q 10. g8=Q
(2) 18 76:15 1.37 1. Rc8 Kd6 2. Rxc5 Rxc5 3. h4 e4 4.
g5 hxg5 5. hxg5 e3 6. Kg2 Kd5 7. Bxc5
Kxc5 8. f6 e2 9. f7 e1=Q 10. f8=Q+
Kc4 11. Qxg7
Not exactly a crushing win, but you got your move. :)
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