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Subject: Re: Testposition - Bishop Almighty

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 02:22:33 08/19/01

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On August 19, 2001 at 00:08:15, Uri Blass wrote:

>On August 18, 2001 at 18:37:58, Sune Larsson wrote:
>
>>
>>  [D]8/8/8/5Bp1/7k/8/4pPKP/8 w - - 0 1
>>
>>           Chekhover, 1952
>>
>>
>>  This is a position that gives Deep Fritz headaches.
>>  The theme is "Imprisoned King", but DF wants to play 1.h3?
>>  which gives black the opportunity to break loose with 1.-g4.
>>
>>  White draws with 1.Bg4! e1Q  (1.-Kxg4 2.f3+ and 3.Kf2)  2.h3
>>  Now black's king is totaly paralyzed. The doors are closed
>>  and no where to go. White just moves his king and black can
>>  make no progress with a solitary queen.
>>
>>  Sune
>
>This problem is going to be solved easily as soon as the relavent 6 piece
>tablebases will be available.
>
>You only need the KQ vs KBPP tablebases and I expect them to be ready in the
>next 10 years.
>
>Uri


 And for the following position we have to wait for the 7 men bases to come?!


  [D]7k/5Bp1/6P1/8/6K1/5P2/8/2q5 b - - 0 5



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