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Subject: Re: Test Position: Capablanca-Kostic, 1919

Author: Dieter Buerssner

Date: 02:38:05 12/25/01

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On December 24, 2001 at 10:21:17, Jim Monaghan wrote:

>>I tried 2 things. First I let the K go to g6 without any resistance (2...Kf8
>>instead of Kf7). I tried the following line:
>
>>[FEN "8/4bkp1/5p1p/r1pR1P1K/1pP4P/1P2B3/5P2/8 w - -"]
>
>1. Rd7 {1:39m} Ke8 {17s} 2. Rd3 {33s} Kf8 {47s} 3. Kg6 {5s}
>Ra3 {38s} 4. Rd5 {24s} Rxb3 {11s} 5. Bxc5 {3s} Bxc5 {6s}
>6. Rxc5 {1s} Rh3 *
>
>>I cannot see how to win here. Where is my error?
>
>It's not easy, but I think the main line would go like this:
>
>7. h5 Rh4 8. f3 Rh3 9. Rc8+ Ke7 10. Rc7+ Kd6 (Going to the back rank would be
>simlilar to the game continuation.) 11. Rxg7 Rxf3 12. Kxh6 Ke5 13. Rb7 b3 14.
>Rb5+ Kd4 15. Kg6 Kxc4 16. Rb6 Rh3 17. h6 and the Black king is out of position
>for defending the k-side, White wins.

I tried out this line. Yace thinks after 12. Kxh6 it is draw:

[D] 8/6R1/3k1p1K/5P1P/1pP5/5r2/8/8 b - - 0 12


   1548652  14.283  -1.04 12.  12...Ke5 13. Rb7 b3 14. Rb5+ Kd4 15. Kg6 Rg3+
                               16. Kxf6 Kxc4 17. Rb6 Rh3 18. Kg5 Kc5 19. Rb7
                               Kd6 {-80}
   2061474  18.848  -0.80 13t  12...Ke5 13. Rb7 b3 14. Rb5+ Kd4 15. Kg6 Kxc4
                               16. Rb6 Rh3 17. Rxf6 Kc5 18. Rf7 b2 19. Rb7 Rh2
                               {-80}
   2640308  24.549  -0.80 13.  12...Ke5 13. Rb7 b3 14. Rb5+ Kd4 15. Kg6 Kxc4
                               16. Rb6 Rh3 17. Rxf6 Kc5 18. Rf7 b2 19. Rb7 Rh2
                               {-80}
   3828601  35.335  -1.08 14t  12...Ke5 13. Rb7 b3 14. Rb5+ Kd4 15. Kg6 Kxc4
                               16. Rb8 Rg3+ 17. Kxf6 Rh3 18. Kg5 Rg3+ 19. Kf4
                               {-80}
   7122680  1:08.4  -1.08 14.  12...Ke5 13. Rb7 b3 14. Rb5+ Kd4 15. Kg6 Kxc4
                               16. Rb8 Rg3+ 17. Kxf6 Rh3 18. Kg5 Rg3+ 19. Kf4
                               {-80}
   8854803  1:26.5  -1.22 15t  12...Ke5 13. Rb7 b3 14. Rb5+ Kd4 15. Kg6 Rg3+
                               16. Kxf6 Kxc4 17. Rb6H Rh3H 18. Kg5H b2H 19.
                               Rxb2H Kc3H 20. Re2H Rg3+H {HT} {-160}
  11033470  1:49.1  -1.21 15t+ 12...b3 13. Rb7 Rg3 14. Rb5
  11558207  1:55.0  -1.21 15t  12...b3 13. Rb7 Rg3 14. Rb5H Kc6H 15. Kh7H Kd6H
                               {HT}
  15297463  2:38.3  -1.20 15t+ 12...Rxf5 13. Rb7
  15725532  2:43.8  -0.68 15++ 12...Rxf5 13. Rb7
  18674118  3:20.9  -0.31 15t  12...Rxf5 13. Rb7 Ke6 14. Rxb4 Rc5 15. Rb6+ Ke7
                               16. Rb7+ Ke6 17. Rb4 Ke7 18. Ra4 Kf7 19. Ra8
                               Rxc4 20. Kh7 Rh4 {HT} {0}
  19727623  3:31.8  -0.31 15.  12...Rxf5 13. Rb7 Ke6 14. Rxb4 Rc5 15. Rb6+ Ke7
                               16. Rb7+ Ke6 17. Rb4 Ke7 18. Ra4 Kf7 19. Ra8
                               Rxc4 20. Kh7 Rh4 {HT} {0}
  22567961  4:11.6  -0.30 16t  12...Rxf5 13. Rb7 Ke6 14. Rxb4 Rc5 15. Rb6+ Ke7
                               16. Rb7+ Ke6 17. Rb4 Ke7 18. Rb2 Rxc4 19. Re2+
                               Kf7 20. Kh7 Rh4 21. h6 {0}
  26657218  4:53.5  -0.30 16.  12...Rxf5 13. Rb7 Ke6 14. Rxb4 Rc5 15. Rb6+ Ke7
                               16. Rb7+ Ke6 17. Rb4 Ke7 18. Rb2 Rxc4 19. Re2+
                               Kf7 20. Kh7 Rh4 21. h6 {0}

When I follow some moves in the line (I interchanged Ke6 and Rc5), I get draw
score. I don't want to say, that this means much.

After 12. Kxf6, everything I tried was winning for white.

But much earlier, after 7. h5:

[D] 5k2/6p1/5pKp/2R2P1P/1pP5/7r/5P2/8 b - - 0 7

I get:

    467410   4.195  -0.77 10t  7...Rh4 8. f3 Rh3 9. Rc8+ Ke7 10. Rc7+ Kd6 11.
                               Rxg7 Rxf3 12. Kxf6 b3 13. Kg6 Kc5 14. Kxh6 Rxf5
                               {-80}
    576709   5.037  -0.76 10t+ 7...b3 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+ Kd6 10. Rxg7 Kc6 11.
                               Kxh6 Rh1 12. Rg8 b2 13. Kg6 b1=Q 14. h6 {761}
    666979   5.748  -0.74 10t  7...b3 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+ Kd6 10. Rxg7 Kc6 11.
                               Rg8H Kc7H 12. Kxf6H b2H 13. Rg1H b1=QH 14.
                               Rxb1H Kc8H {HT}
    778543   6.601  -0.74 10.  7...b3 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+ Kd6 10. Rxg7 Kc6 11.
                               Rg8 Kc7 12. Kxf6 b2 13. Rg1 b1=Q 14. Rxb1 Kc8
   1065597   8.652  -0.57 11t  7...b3 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+ Kd6 10. Rxg7 Kc6 11.
                               Rg8 Kc7 12. Re8 Rc3 13. Kxh6 b2 14. Re1 Rxc4H
                               15. Rb1H Rc2H {-80}
   1584483  12.855  -0.56 11t+ 7...Rh1 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+ Kd6 10. Rxg7 Kc6
                               11. Rf7 b3 12. Rxf6+ Kc5 13. Kxh6 b2 14. Kh7
                               b1=Q 15. h6 {681}
   1607290  13.042  -0.56 11t  7...Rh1 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+H Kd6H 10. Rxg7H
                               Kc6H 11. Re7H b3H 12. Re2H Kc5H 13. Kxh6H Kxc4H
                               14. Rb2H Rh3H {-80}
   1626078  13.210  -0.56 11.  7...Rh1 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+ Kd6 10. Rxg7 Kc6
                               11. Re7 b3 12. Re2 Kc5 13. Kxh6 Kxc4 14. Rb2
                               Rh3 {-80}
   2248307  17.740  -0.56 12t  7...Rh1 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+ Kd6 10. Rxg7 Kc6
                               11. Re7 b3 12. Re2 Kc5 13. Kxh6 Kxc4 14. Kg6
                               Kd3 15. Rb2 {-80}
   3057215  23.925  -0.56 12.  7...Rh1 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+ Kd6 10. Rxg7 Kc6
                               11. Re7 b3 12. Re2 Kc5 13. Kxh6 Kxc4 14. Kg6
                               Kd3 15. Rb2 {-80}
   3967977  30.771  -0.62 13t  7...Rh1 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+ Kd6 10. Rxg7 Kc6
                               11. Re7 b3 12. Re2 Kc5 13. Kxh6 Rg1 14. Rb2
                               Kxc4 15. f4 Rh1 {-80}
   5109670  39.765  -0.62 13.  7...Rh1 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+ Kd6 10. Rxg7 Kc6
                               11. Re7 b3 12. Re2 Kc5 13. Kxh6 Rg1 14. Rb2
                               Kxc4 15. f4 Rh1 {-80}
   8605144  1:07.3  -0.25 14t  7...Rh1 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+ Kd6 10. Rxg7 Kc6
                               11. Re7 b3 12. Re2 Kc5 13. Kxh6 Kxc4 14. Kg6
                               Kc3 15. Re3+ Kc2 16. Re7 b2 17. Rc7+ Kd3H {HT}
                               {-80}
   9598948  1:15.3  -0.25 14.  7...Rh1 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rc7+ Kd6 10. Rxg7 Kc6
                               11. Re7 b3 12. Re2 Kc5 13. Kxh6 Kxc4 14. Kg6
                               Kc3 15. Re3+ Kc2 16. Re7 b2 17. Rc7+ Kd3 {-80}
  20056638  2:37.8  -0.11 15t  7...Rh1 8. Rd5 Rg1+ 9. Kh7 Rg4H 10. c5H Rc4H
                               11. c6H Rxc6H 12. Rd7H b3H 13. Rxg7H b2H 14.
                               Rg8+H {HT} {0}
  21273683  2:47.5  -0.11 15.  7...Rh1 8. Rd5 Rg1+ 9. Kh7 Rg4 10. c5 Rc4 11.
                               c6 Rxc6 12. Rd7 b3 13. Rxg7 b2 14. Rg8+ {HT} {0}
  35224173  4:39.6  -0.09 16t  7...Rh1 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rb8 Rg1+H 10. Kh7H Rg5H
                               11. Rb7+H Kd6H 12. Rb5H b3H 13. Rb6+H Kc5H 14.
  38451376  5:04.9  -0.09 16.  7...Rh1 8. Rc8+ Ke7 9. Rb8 Rg1+ 10. Kh7 Rg5 11.
                               Rb7+ Kd6 12. Rb5 b3 13. Rb6+ Kc5 14. Rxf6

And again, (you guessed it :-) after some moves I get draw score.

Cheers,
Dieter




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