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Subject: Re: Pawntest cleanup

Author: Simon Finn

Date: 03:06:12 10/13/01

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On October 12, 2001 at 17:51:58, Dieter Buerssner wrote:

>On October 12, 2001 at 13:48:00, Simon Finn wrote:
>
>[much snipped]
>
>>For the third position, we're pretty confident.
>
>[D]8/5p2/7p/5pk1/8/5KPP/8/8 b - -
>
>>After 1...Kf6 2. Kf4 Ke6 3. Ke3 Ke4 4. Kf3, 4...h5! is mate in 30
>>(according to Yace). White deviations from this line also lose
>>quickly.
>
>Simon, I wrote a similar answer already to a post of yours. Perhaps, you have
>overseen it, or you found it just to stupid to comment ...

No, indeed. I saw your message and replied to it, admitting my mistake.

That message was about a slightly different line, I think:

    1. ... Kf6 2. Kf4 Ke6 3. Ke3 Ke5 4. Kf3 Kf6 5. Kf4 Kg6

where you pointed out that 6 g4! draws.

You didn't mention 3. g4! (with the Black king on e6), so I rather stupidly
assumed that the first three moves were OK. I was wrong, of course.

>In the line above, I cannot find a win after 3. g4 instead of Ke3. Is this
>really won? Can you show a line?

No - it makes nor real difference whether the Black king is on g6 or e6.

>
>Regards,
>Dieter

Thanks for putting me right (again)!

Simon




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