Author: David Dory
Date: 17:59:36 01/25/02
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On January 25, 2002 at 12:15:12, Roy Eassa wrote: >According to this web site (and the book it quotes): > >http://multimania.com/albillo/book0403.htm > >The following position is a win for Black, starting with 1...b6: > >[d] 8/1p6/3k4/4n3/p2KP2p/P6N/1P6/8 b - - 0 1 > >However, how can Black win if White plays this way?: > >1...b6 2.Nf4 b5 3.Kc3 Ng6 4.Nxg6! > [4.Nh3? Kc5] Nxg6 isn't possible from that position, how about: [d] 8/1p6/3k4/4n2p/p2KP2N/P7/1P6/8 b - - 0 1 It's a win because white has no more good moves, and must give ground with 3.Kc3 then black WILL find a better move than to give his knight away for air! :-). How about 3..., Kc5, keeping the opposition (and his knight)? The white pawn isn't going anywhere right away, anyway. (I'm changing your h pawn and knight one row up to make Nxg6 a legal move), not that black would ever move his knight to g6, though! The pawns are evenly balanced, and nothing can be gained by white moving his b pawn, so perhaps now: 4.Nf5, which allows Nf3! Again, white is left without a good move. Any pawn white moves is toast, his king can't make headway on the queenside, and his e pawn is _lonely_! White's passed pawn soon dies of loneliness with the black king and knight cooperating. Black's b5 pawn will eventually queen, all the other pawns expire. Just my opinion, and no computer reviewed, so user beware! Dave > >4...h3 5.Nh4 h2 6.Nf5+ Ke5 7.Ng3 Kf4 8.Nh1 Kxe4 9.Kd2 Kf3 >10.Ke1 Kg2 11.Ke2 > [11.Nf2 Kg1 12.Ke2 Kg2=] > >11...Kxh1 12.Kf2 b4 13.axb4 a3 14.bxa3 ½-½
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