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

Author: Peter McKenzie

Date: 21:53:45 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.

I'd call Ra5 an elementary draw as well, known since Philidor.

• Re: A Grandmaster blows elementary endgame 101 (OT) John Hatcher 23:17:26 07/11/01
  • Re: A Grandmaster blows elementary endgame 101 (OT) Peter McKenzie 11:28:19 07/12/01
    • Re: A Grandmaster blows elementary endgame 101 (OT) Uri Blass 11:42:35 07/12/01
      • Re: A Grandmaster blows elementary endgame 101 (OT) Peter McKenzie 20:10:12 07/12/01
• Re: A Grandmaster blows elementary endgame 101 (OT) John Hatcher 23:08:02 07/11/01
• Re: A Grandmaster blows elementary endgame 101 (OT) Uri Blass 22:12:37 07/11/01
  • Re: A Grandmaster blows elementary endgame 101 (OT) Bruce Moreland 22:23:10 07/11/01
    • Re: A Grandmaster blows elementary endgame 101 (OT) John Hatcher 23:03:33 07/11/01
      • Re: A Grandmaster blows elementary endgame 101 (OT) Bruce Moreland 11:59:03 07/12/01

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