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Subject: Re: Endgame position

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 15:24:37 05/12/98

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On May 12, 1998 at 17:07:56, Howard Exner wrote:

>On May 12, 1998 at 12:52:42, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>
>
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>>If I force 1. Rxh7 Kd5 2. g4 Ke5 3. g5, 3. ... Kf5 draws.
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>>Here is the win after 1. Rxh7 Kd5 2. g4 Ke5.
>
>Or instead of g4 play Rh5+ which cuts off the king horizontally.

Mate in 39.

>Is this Re7 draw with the g2 pawn removed or present?

Removed.  It may end up being the same thing, I don't know.

The starting point is 8/7R/1r6/2k5/8/6PK b - - 0 1

This is the position after 1. Rxh7 in the original post, with the g2
pawn removed.

bruce



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