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Subject: Re: Why is this type of endgame position still so difficult??

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 00:08:10 06/11/01

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On June 11, 2001 at 03:05:27, Uri Blass wrote:

>On June 11, 2001 at 01:31:14, Jouni Uski wrote:
>
>>[D]8/4k3/2K5/6p1/6B1/7P/8/8 w - -
>>
>>I tested this simple draw position with 3 engines:
>>Fritz5      +4,53 no TBs
>>Goliath     +3,39 no TBs
>>Crafty18.7  +5,01 with 4 piece TBs
>>
>>Hmm. Should this already be solved poblem?
>>
>>Jouni
>
>The position is not simple draw.
>I have not the tablebases to find out if it is a draw or not a draw but white
>may try to force black to play g4 by zunzwang and to win after hxg4.
>
>Uri

It seems that I am wrong because if black has to play g4 by zunzwang after hxg4
it is a stalemate and a draw.

Uri



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