Author: martin fierz
Date: 14:58:24 02/28/02
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On February 27, 2002 at 08:05:06, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote: > Source ==> http://209.176.8.36/hans/hans.htm > I wonder what the chess programs could uncover here. JAFM > [D]1k6/pp3p2/5P2/1p6/1p6/1P6/7P/1K6 w you didnt understand the article, it's always white to move. the article is about two players playing this position against each other, and reversing colors. >john merlino writes: > >With White to move, Chessmaster 8000 says this (note the promotion to a knight >as promoting to a queen is a draw, but the knight promotion allows Ng6! forcing >the black pawn to capture and allow the f6 pawn to promote. So the Black King >must come back to defend....): > >5:10 26/27 1.64 33903636 1.h4 Kc7 2.h5 a6 3.h6 Kb6 4.h7 > Ka5 5.h8=N Kb6 6.Nxf7 Kc7 7.Ne5 > Kd6 8.Nd3 Ke6 9.Nxb4 Kxf6 10.Nd3 > b6 11.Nb4 a5 12.Nd5+ Ke5 13.Nxb6 > a4 14.b4 a3 15.Nd7+ Ke6 hmm, in that variation you are not playing Ng6 :-) >bob hyatt writes >Crafty: > >position 1. White is +2.5 or so. the point is that white gets into a knight-pawn ending, which ree claims to be a draw on chesscafe. so of course crafty gives +2.5 because it's got an extra knight, but no win... in chessmaster's variation, after 6.Nxf7 Kc7 he gives <>Now Duncan proceeded with 7. Ne5 Kd6 8. f7 Ke7 9. Kc2 a5 10. Kd2 Kf8 <>1. Kd3 a4 12. Ke4 a3 13. Kf5 Ke7 14. Kg6 a2 15. Kg7 a1Q 16. f8Q+ Ke6 <>17. Qe8+ Kf5 18. Qh5+ Ke6. <> <>The extra Knight is not enough to win. the whole solution he gives is 29 moves from the starting position. maybe you could try after 6. ...Kc7 with all your engines. aloha martin
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