Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 20:45:59 02/17/02
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On February 17, 2002 at 15:04:54, Uri Blass wrote: >On February 17, 2002 at 14:17:42, Dan Andersson wrote: > >>Opposite bishops in a rook endgame are usually considered a boon for the one >>with an advantage. And also for queen endgames. And note that in rook endgames >>r+b > r+n unless there are significant structural damage. And Q+N > Q+B. > >I heard that opinion about R+B vs R+N and Q+N vs Q+B but based on my experience >I doubt if it is correct. > >I also read in kapablanca's book that positions like the following is a clear >advantage for white but when I tried comp-comp games I did not get clear >advantage for white(I am not sure if it is the exact position but the idea is >clear) Which speaks about the weaknesses of the computers in the endgame phase. Regards, Miguel >[D]1n2k3/ppp3p1/8/8/8/8/1P3PPP/2B1K3 w - - 0 1 > >Here is a possible experiment > >1)try this position in comp-comp games to find which side is better. >2)add rooks at h1 h8 and try the position again to see if rooks realy help white >3)add queens at h1 h8 to see if queens help black. >4)add pawns at a2 c2 h7 f7 to see if they help black and repeat 2 and 3. > >Uri
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