Author: Josh Strayhorn
Date: 05:51:54 04/13/01
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On April 13, 2001 at 07:21:33, Josh Strayhorn wrote: >Oh, one more thing... > >The original message declaring this a draw gave this line: > >Rb4 does not win. The main line is, 1... Rb4!? 2. cxb4 a4 >>> 3. b5+ Kxb5 4. Ba3 c3 5. Re2! Kc4 6. f4 Kxd4 7. f5 exf5 8. e6 Kd3 >>> 9. e7 Bd7 10. Kf3 d4 11. Rh2 Kc4 12. Rh8 b2 13. Rb8 d3 >>> 14. Bxb2 cxb2 15. Rxb2 a3 16. Rb7 Be8 17. Ra7 Kb3 18. Ke3 a2 >>> 19. Kxd3 Kb2 20. Rb7+ Kc1 21. Ra7 =] > >I hadn't noticed this when I first posted, but my analysis follows it until 10. >Kf3!, which is definitely an improvement on 10. e8Q? > >But I think I've found an improvement that wins. After 10. Kf3 we have this >position: > >[D]8/3bP3/6p1/3p1pP1/p7/Bppk1K2/4R3/8 w - - 0 1 > >And I think 10. ... Bc6! wins for Black. Obviously 11. e8Q leads into my >earlier variation, so White must try 11. Re3+ Kc2 and after 12. Re6 Be8 13. Rb6 >d4 14. Rb8 Bc6+ 15. Kf4 d3 Black can't be stopped, while after 12. Re2+ Kb1 >13. Ke3 c2 14. Kd3 c1Q 15. Bxc1 Kxc1 16. Kc3 d4+ 17. Kxd4 b2 18. Kc3 b1N+! >Black will be able to queen the a-pawn. > >This is a tough one! Sorry to post three times in a row, but I have to follow up, as the above is inaccurate. Looking back through this variation, I cannot find a win after the simple 11. Rh2. It would appear that the original poster was correct that ...Rb4 does not win.
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