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

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 13:17:12 06/12/01

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On June 12, 2001 at 09:05:32, Jouni Uski wrote:

>If You wait a little? Here's 18.7 log without any TBs:
>
>10->   1.77   0.00   1. Kd5 Kf6 2. Bc8 Kg7 3. Ke6 Kh8 4.
>                     Kf7 Kh7 5. Bf5+ Kh8 6. Bc8
>11     2.60   0.00   1. Kd5 Kf6 2. Bc8 Kg7 3. Ke6 Kg6 4.
>                     Bd7 Kg7 5. Be8 Kh7 6. Kf7
>11     5.22     ++   1. Bc8!!
>11->   5.41   0.39   1. Bc8
>12     5.59     ++   1. Bc8!!
>12->   7.82   0.78   1. Bc8
>13     7.93     ++   1. Bc8!!
>13     9.56   2.81   1. Bc8 Kd8 2. Kd6 Kxc8 3. Ke7 Kc7 4.
>                     Kf6 Kd7 5. Kxg5 Ke8 6. Kh6 Kf7 7. h4
>13    10.55     ++   1. Kd5!!
>13    29.76   3.46   1. Kd5 Kf6 2. Kd6 Kg7 3. Ke5 Kg6 4.
>                     Be6 Kg7 5. Kf5 Kh7 6. Kf6 <HT>
>13->  31.16   3.46   1. Kd5 Kf6 2. Kd6 Kg7 3. Ke5 Kg6 4.
>                     Be6 Kg7 5. Kf5 Kh7 6. Kf6 <HT>
>14    33.69     ++   1. Kd5!!
>
>Jouni


I know.  I posted this idea somewhere else in this thread.  The king can't
stay in the corner without losing the pawn, which looks much worse than it
really is.



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