Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 03:16:16 03/16/01
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On March 16, 2001 at 06:01:10, Terry Ripple 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 >---------------------- >Hi Sune, >Chess Tiger 13.0 took only "32 seconds" to find Rc8! with a 1.2Ghz. Looks like you've got a monster... ;) > >Regards,Terry
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