Author: Dieter Buerssner
Date: 08:53:20 03/25/01
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On March 25, 2001 at 10:36:07, John Hatcher wrote:
>Here is the final position of the just-completed game in the finals of the Rapid
>Chess World Cup tournament between GM Bareev and GM Kasparov. Bareev resigned
>here.
>
>Kasparov,G - Bareev,E
>
>8/8/8/pkp2p1p/5P1P/PP1K4/8/8 b - - 0 1
>
>Granted, GM Bareev had very little time left, and the position LOOKS lost for
>Black after 44. Kd3 Kc6 45. Kc4 Kd6 46. Kb5 (46. a4 Kc6 is a draw)...Kd5,
>but Fritz thinks it's a draw, e.g. 47. Kxa5 Ke4 and the race is on.
>
>Maybe somebody with a faster computer than mine can discover the truth about
>this position. Is it a draw?
I probalby don't have faster hardware. Yace, AMD K6-2 475, 20 MB hash, running
in the background:
[...]
nodes time score depth
509851 5.359 -1.01 17. 1...Kc6 2.Kc4 Kd6 3.Kb5 Kd5 4.Kxa5 Ke4 5.Kb5
Kxf4 6.Kxc5 Ke3 7.b4 f4 8.b5 f3 9.b6 f2 10.b7
f1=Q 11.b8=Q {-80}
801467 7.484 -0.73 18t 1...Kc6 2.Kc4 Kd6 3.Kb5 Kd5 4.Kxa5 Ke4 5.Kb5
Kxf4 6.a4 Kg3 7.Kc4 f4 8.Kd3 f3 9.a5H Kxh4H
10.a6H {80}
823202 7.653 -0.73 18. 1...Kc6 2.Kc4 Kd6 3.Kb5 Kd5 4.Kxa5 Ke4 5.Kb5
Kxf4 6.a4 Kg3 7.Kc4 f4 8.Kd3 f3 9.a5 Kxh4 10.a6
{80}
1140073 11.428 -0.33 19++ 1...Kc6 2.Kc4 Kd6 3.Kb5 Kd5 4.Kxa5 Ke4 5.Kb5
Kxf4 6.a4 Kg3 7.Kc4 f4 8.Kd3 f3 9.Kc3 Kxh4
10.Kd3 f2 11.Ke2H Kg3H 12.a5H h4H {80}
1290350 12.760 -0.09 19t 1...Kc6 2.Kc4 Kd6 3.Kb5 Kd5 4.Kxa5 Ke4 5.Kb5
Kxf4 6.Kxc5 Kg3 7.b4 f4 8.b5 f3 9.b6 f2 10.b7
f1=Q 11.b8=Q+ Kxh4 12.Qe5 {0}
1313159 12.929 -0.09 19. 1...Kc6 2.Kc4 Kd6 3.Kb5 Kd5 4.Kxa5 Ke4 5.Kb5
Kxf4 6.Kxc5 Kg3 7.b4 f4 8.b5 f3 9.b6 f2 10.b7
f1=Q 11.b8=Q+ Kxh4 12.Qe5 {0}
1836769 19.060 -0.05 20t 1...Kc6 2.Kc4 Kd6 3.Kb5 Kd5 4.Kxa5 Ke4 5.a4
Kxf4 6.Kb6 Kg3 7.a5 f4 8.a6 f3 9.a7 f2 10.a8=Q
f1=Q 11.Qd8 c4H 12.Qg8+H Kh3H {0}
1866930 19.367 -0.05 20. 1...Kc6 2.Kc4 Kd6 3.Kb5 Kd5 4.Kxa5 Ke4 5.a4
Kxf4 6.Kb6 Kg3 7.a5 f4 8.a6 f3 9.a7 f2 10.a8=Q
f1=Q 11.Qd8 c4 12.Qg8+ Kh3 {0}
[...]
10271425 1:43.3 0.00 25. 1...Kc6 2.Kc4 Kd6 3.Kb5 Kd5 4.Kxa5 Ke4 5.a4
Kxf4 6.Kb6 Kg3 7.a5 f4 8.a6 f3 9.a7 f2 10.a8=Q
f1=Q 11.Qb8+ Kxh4 12.Qd8+ Kh3 13.Qg5 h4 {HT}
{80}
[...]
41881366 7:27.4 0.00 28. 1...Kc6 2.Kc4 Kd6 3.Kb5 Kd5 4.Kxa5 Ke4 5.a4
Kxf4 6.Kb6 Kg3 7.a5 f4 8.a6 f3 9.a7 f2 10.a8=Q
f1=Q 11.Qe4 Qf2 12.Kb5 Qd4 13.Qxd4 {HT} {-1001}
Of course, this is in no way a proof, that it is a draw.
Regards,
Dieter
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