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Subject: Re: GM Bareev resigns a drawn game against GM Kasparov ? (maybe)

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:33:23 03/26/01

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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
>
>[D]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?
>
>JOHN


Crafty thinks that Kc6 leads to a draw...  using the 3-4-5 piece tablebase
files...



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