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Subject: Re: A Grandmaster blows elementary endgame 101 (OT)

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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