Author: Rafael Andrist
Date: 13:40:52 06/09/01
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On June 09, 2001 at 11:34:31, Ferdinand S. Mosca wrote: >On June 09, 2001 at 09:00:28, Rafael Andrist wrote: > >>In a game (20 sec/move) between "Der Bringer" and my program occured this >>endgame position. My program - playing as Black - sees only a small advantage >>for White, but it looses. Is it possible to draw the endgame or was the game >>already lost before? >> >>[D]6k1/pB2pp1p/6p1/8/4P3/5K2/r5PP/3R4 b - - 1 30 >> > >Just an estimate of the position, black has the chance to draw, this position is >still not very easy for white. > >Some Points: >1. Black has a threatening outside passed pawn, that cannot be taken away by >force, at least it needs a rook and a king to get this. >2. Black's only problem is the f7 pawn/square, white can attack this by placing >his rook on the 7th rank ideally at a-file behind black's passed pawn, and put >his bishop at e8. Currently the e7-pawn can be forced to move to e6. >3. Black should try to put his rook on the 7th, if not at least at the back, so >that the bishop cannot reach the e8, while holding the passed pawn. >4. Other than that, remember the rook pawn and the wrong bishop color!? It has >the potential to reach the position, >exchange the rook at certain point and be sure white has the bishop and a rook >pawn. > >Regards, >Dinan Thanks for your estimations I think that Nr. 3 is the most important for Black. My program did not search as deep as the opponent and saw too late that it should have placed the rook there. Rafael B. Andrist
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