Author: Ferdinand S. Mosca
Date: 08:06:32 06/11/01
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On June 10, 2001 at 20:04:52, Dan Andersson wrote:
>It's a lovely position to analyse. It is sometimes good to have a position
>without a soloution at the ready, since it becomes impossible to 'cheat'. The
>white king got a turbo charger stuck up where the sun doesn't shine. And the
>'weak' c-pawn seems to be a black belt aikido, at least.
>
>Regards Dan Andersson
Sorry Dan and Albert, the move 2... f5 is still a draw, after some analyses.
I have still posted some variation, for reference for any subsequent lines to be
researched if there is any.
[D]8/p4pp1/3rk2p/4p3/2P5/2K4P/P2R1PP1/8 w - - 0 1
Here is the begining position posted by Bob.
1. Rxd6+ Kxd6 2. Kb4 f5!? 3. Kb5 e4 4. c5+ Kd5 5. c6 Kd6 6. g3!
[D]8/p5p1/2Pk3p/1K3p2/4p3/7P/P4PP1/8 w - - 0 6
position after 5... Kd6
(6. h4?? g5 7. c7 Kxc7 8. hxg5 hxg5 9. Kc5 g4 wins)
(6. g4?? f4 7. Kc4 Kxc6 8. Kd4 e3 9.
fxe3 f3 10. Kd3 Kd6 11. e4 Ke5 12. Ke3 f2 13. Kxf2 Kxe4
14. g5 hxg5 15. Kg3 Kf5 16. Kf3 a5 wins)
(6. a4?? f4 7. Kc4 Kxc6 8. Kd4 Kb6 9. Kxe4 Ka5 10. Kxf4 Kxa4 wins)
6... g6 the last trick
[D]8/p7/2Pk2pp/1K3p2/4p3/6PP/P4P2/8 w - - 0 7
position after 6... g6
(6... g5!? 7. c7 Kxc7 8. Kc5 f4 9. gxf4 gxf4 =)
7. a3!! this move should not have been underestimated.
(7. a4?? g5 8. c7 Kxc7 9. Kc5 g4 10. hxg4 fxg4
11. Kd4 Kb6 12. Kxe4 Ka5 13. Kf5 h5 14. Kg5 Kxa4 15. Kxh5 a5 wins)
(7. h4?? g5 8. hxg5 hxg5 9. Kc4 Kxc6 10. Kd4 Kd6 11. g4! fxg4!
12. Kxe4 Ke6 13. a3 a6 14. a4 a5 15. Kd4 Kf5 wins)
(7. c7?? Kxc7 8. Kc5 Kd7 9. Kd5 Ke7 10. Ke5 h5
11. a3 Kf7 12. g4!? fxg4 13. hxg4 h4
14. Kxe4 g5 15. Ke3 Ke7! 16. Kf3 Kd6
17. Ke4 a5 18. a4 Kc5 wins)
7... g5 8. c7 Kxc7 9. Kc5 h5 10. Kd5 Kb6 11. Ke5 g4 12. hxg4
(12. h4 going for queen ending 12... Kc5 13. Kxf5 Kd4
14. Kg5 Kd3 15. Kxh5 Ke2 16. Kxg4 Kxf2 17. h5 e3
18. h6 e2 19. h7 e1=Q 20. h8=Q Qe4+ 21. Kg5 =)
12... fxg4 13. Kxe4 Ka5 14. f4 gxf3 15. Kxf3 Ka4 16. Kf4 a5 17. Kg5 Kxa3 18.
Kxh5 a4 19.
g4 Kb2 =
Regards,
Dinan
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