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Subject: Re: Testposition endgame (from Ivanchuk - Ponomariov)

Author: Otello Gnaramori

Date: 10:55:34 01/19/02

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On January 19, 2002 at 12:41:23, Eduard Nemeth wrote:

>In my analyses the game Ivanchuk - Ponomariov (4) today (end draw),
>I find a interesting endgame position:
>
>[D]8/p7/4p3/1k1pP2K/1bnP1P2/2B5/4N3/8 w - - 0 1
>
>white win with kg5! or Kg6! (Bxb4 is a blunder with draw).
>
>What plays your program now?
>
>4.Kg6!! +- [4.Bxb4 Kxb4 5.Kg6 a5 6.Kf6 a4 7.Kxe6 a3 8.Nc1 Kc3 9.Kxd5 Nb6+ =]
>
>Eduard

Hi Eduard,
On my rusty computer (450 Mhz) Fritz6 founds it after some indecisions :


Analysis by Fritz 6:

1.Bxb4--
  ³  (-0.47)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
1.Bxb4--
  ³  (-0.47)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
1.Bxb4 Kxb4 2.Kg5
  ³  (-0.44)   Depth: 2/4   00:00:00
1.Bxb4 Kxb4 2.Kg5 a5
  ³  (-0.66)   Depth: 3/7   00:00:00
1.Kg6!
  ³  (-0.62)   Depth: 3/10   00:00:00
1.Kg6! Bxc3 2.Nxc3+ Kb4 3.Na2+ Kb3
  ³  (-0.53)   Depth: 3/10   00:00:00
1.Kg6 Bxc3 2.Nxc3+ Kb4 3.Na2+ Kb3 4.Nc1+ Kc3 5.Ne2+ Kd3
  ³  (-0.50)   Depth: 4/11   00:00:00
1.Bxb4!
  ³  (-0.47)   Depth: 4/11   00:00:00  1kN
1.Bxb4! Kxb4 2.Kg5 Ne3 3.Ng3
  ³  (-0.37)   Depth: 4/11   00:00:00  1kN
1.Bxb4!
  =  (-0.06)   Depth: 5/12   00:00:00  1kN
1.Bxb4! Kxb4 2.Kg5 a5 3.Kf6 a4 4.Kxe6
  +-  (1.41)   Depth: 5/12   00:00:00  2kN
1.Bxb4--
  ±  (1.09)   Depth: 6/9   00:00:00  3kN
1.Bxb4-- Kxb4 2.Kg5
  ²  (0.50)   Depth: 6/10   00:00:00  3kN
1.Bxb4!
  ±  (0.81)   Depth: 7/14   00:00:01  6kN
1.Bxb4! Kxb4 2.Kg5 a5 3.Kf6 a4 4.Kxe6 Ne3
  +-  (1.53)   Depth: 7/14   00:00:01  9kN
1.Bxb4--
  ±  (1.22)   Depth: 8/14   00:00:01  12kN
1.Bxb4-- Kxb4 2.Kg5 Ne3 3.Kf6 Kc4 4.Kxe6 Kd3 5.Ng3 Kxd4
  ²  (0.53)   Depth: 8/14   00:00:02  15kN
1.Bxb4!
  ±  (0.84)   Depth: 9/15   00:00:04  31kN
1.Bxb4! Kxb4 2.Kg5 Nb6 3.Kf6 Kc4 4.Kxe6 Kd3 5.Nc1+ Kxd4
  ±  (1.34)   Depth: 9/19   00:00:05  43kN
1.Bxb4 Kxb4 2.Kg5 Ne3 3.Kf6 Kc4 4.Kxe6 a5 5.f5 Kd3
  ±  (1.13)   Depth: 10/20   00:00:07  87kN
1.Bxb4 Kxb4 2.Kg5 Ne3 3.Kf6 Kc4 4.Kxe6 a5 5.f5 Kd3
  ±  (1.19)   Depth: 11/22   00:00:10  172kN
1.Bxb4 Kxb4 2.Kg5 Nb6 3.Kf6 Kc4 4.Kxe6 Kd3 5.Ng1 a5
  ±  (1.22)   Depth: 12/22   00:00:11  291kN
1.Bxb4--
  ±  (0.91)   Depth: 13/23   00:00:12  635kN
1.Bxb4--
  ±  (0.91)   Depth: 13/23   00:00:12  705kN
1.Kg6!
  ±  (0.94)   Depth: 13/25   00:00:13  958kN
1.Kg6! Ba3 2.Kf7 Ne3 3.Kxe6 Kc4 4.Bd2 Nc2 5.f5 Nxd4+
  +-  (1.47)   Depth: 13/27   00:00:16  1814kN
1.Kg6 Ba3 2.Kf7 Ne3 3.Kxe6 Kc4 4.Bd2 Nc2 5.f5 Nxd4+
  +-  (1.56)   Depth: 14/26   00:00:18  2447kN
1.Kg6 Ba3 2.Kf7 Ne3 3.Kxe6 Kc4 4.Bd2 Nc2 5.f5 Kd3
  +-  (1.44)   Depth: 15/28   00:00:24  3882kN
1.Kg6 Ba3 2.Kf7 Ne3 3.Kxe6 Kc4 4.Bd2 Nc2 5.f5 Nxd4+
  +-  (1.44)   Depth: 16/30   00:00:34  6958kN
1.Bxb4!
  +-  (1.47)   Depth: 16/30   00:00:40  9358kN
1.Bxb4! Kxb4 2.Kg5 a5 3.Kf6 a4 4.Kxe6 a3 5.Nc1 Ne3
  +-  (1.81)   Depth: 16/31   00:00:47  11645kN
1.Bxb4!
  +-  (2.13)   Depth: 17/28   00:00:53  13844kN
1.Bxb4! Kxb4 2.Kg5 a5 3.Kf6 a4 4.Kxe6 a3 5.Nc1 Ne3
  +-  (2.66)   Depth: 17/30   00:01:01  16724kN
1.Bxb4 Kxb4 2.Kg5 a5 3.Kf6 a4 4.Kxe6 a3 5.Nc1 Kc3
  +-  (2.47)   Depth: 18/35   00:01:17  22641kN
1.Bxb4--
  +-  (2.16)   Depth: 19/35   00:01:33  28722kN
1.Bxb4-- Kxb4 2.Kg5 a5 3.Kf6 a4 4.Kxe6 a3 5.Nc1 Kc3
  +-  (2.09)   Depth: 19/36   00:01:59  38754kN
1.Bxb4--
  +-  (1.78)   Depth: 20/36   00:02:50  57260kN
1.Bxb4-- Kxb4 2.Kg5 a5 3.Kf6 a4 4.Kxe6 a3 5.Nc1 Kc3
  ±  (1.31)   Depth: 20/41   00:04:51  103300kN
1.Kg6!
  ±  (1.34)   Depth: 20/41   00:06:54  149404kN
1.Kg6! Ba3 2.Kf7 Ne3 3.Kxe6 Kc4 4.Bd2 Nc2 5.f5 Kd3
  +-  (1.53)   Depth: 20/41   00:10:14  221892kN


w.b.r,
Otello





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