Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:39:21 07/11/01
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On July 11, 2001 at 22:27:39, John Hatcher wrote: >This game proves that there's hope for the rest of us. > >Today, in the Vidmar Memorial tournament, in a game between GM Mohr (2468)and GM >Crisian (2635), this position arose: > >[D]8/8/5k2/4r3/8/4RP2/4K3/8 b - - 0 1 > >GM Crisian played 57. ...Ra5??, instead of ...Rxe3 with an elementary draw. > >Later in the game, this position arose: > >[D]5k2/5R2/6K1/5P2/8/8/8/2r5 b - - 0 1 > >Here, GM Crisian played 87. ...Ke8?? losing, instead of ...Kg8 drawing. As >Rueben Fine taught us, the defending King should move to the short side of the >pawn. > >On Kasparovchess.com is was reported that GM Crisian's rating is considered by >many to be grossly overstated. > >JOHN Try your favorite programs _without_ EGTBs and see which ones get this right. try both moves as black to see if any program thinks white is much better after black plays Ke8 than Kg8. I suspect none will understand this. Mine sure doesn't...
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