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Subject: Re: kk_kup2 update

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 10:16:55 05/06/98

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On May 06, 1998 at 03:28:05, Will Singleton wrote:

>Howard,
>
>I said:
>
>>>game 2 -- this is a tight one, white with a probable
>>>pawn advantage in the endgame.  I'm calling it a draw,
>>>but white could win.
>
>you said:
>
>>I'll toss my guess in that Fritz (white) will win this one.
>>This game seems to be on permanent hold.
>
>A couple of moves have come in.  And it does appear to be a draw.
>As expected, 47...Rf5 48.Re8.  Now Hiarcs will play 48...f3.
>Fritz looks to be in better shape, but really can't do much.
>If 49.Re7, f2 seems to win, as does 49.Kxe3 f2.  So white has to
>play 49.Nc4, preventing f2 for the moment.
>
>Hiarcs then plays 49...e2, followed by 50.Rxe7 Rd5+ 51.Kc2 f2
>52.c8=Q.  Hiarcs can then play either f1=Q or e1=N+, both leading
>to a perpetual.
>
>See any way out for white?

These lines look like a draw. I change my guess to I think this this
game will be a draw.



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