Author: Dan Andersson
Date: 07:21:42 06/14/01
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I am certain this is a draw. As for the rule of Q+N vs. Q+B I think you have it backwards, in a N vs. B endgame the N often is worse (not losing worse, but still) than the B unless the N has secure outposts, all else being equal. That's why one should not exchange the Q. >you may be right or not - it doesnt really matter: another chess rule is: >"never exchange into a pawn ending except if you are quite sure about its >outcome". I prefer the reformulation: Never exchange to a pawn endgame if you are uncertain of its outcome. And we have to try it *sometimes* to know if we are in the right. The crass truth is that most chess programs are bad at pawn endgames (unless the pawns are bocked), both commercials and free. Two shining exceptions are YACE and Crafty, and in my opinion YACE is the more reliable of the two. If you have a SMP system crafty will have a small edge due to greater speed. The opposite is true for uniprocessor systems. Here is a good exampe of a really hard pawn endgame: http://www.icdchess.com/forums/1/message.shtml?174193 The analysis by Ferdinand, Albert and me seem to indicate a draw.
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