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Subject: Re: Position from the Washington Post

Author: Bernhard Bauer

Date: 01:58:02 03/06/02

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On March 06, 2002 at 04:50:37, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On March 06, 2002 at 04:33:00, Bernhard Bauer wrote:
>
>>On March 06, 2002 at 04:00:23, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>
>>>On March 06, 2002 at 03:33:03, Bernhard Bauer wrote:
>>>
>>>>I disagree. Sometimes it's better to use your brain than table bases.
>>>>This position may very well be a win for white. It depends.
>>>
>>>It doesn't depend on anything. It's a theoretical draw.
>>>
>>>--
>>>GCP
>>
>>Are you the Pope???
>>As I wrote previously, you snipped it, d7 may win and a win is *not* a
>>theoretical draw inspite of your table bases.
>>:-)))
>
>By the same reasoning, Rb1 may also win.
>
>--
>GCP

Don't get your reasoning. :-)
But here I disagree again. Rb1 is not a win. The winning line starts with d7!
Take a chess board, set up the position, have a cup of coffee and try it out,
you will have some fun. It's not too difficult.
BTW, the newspaper was right.
Kind regards
Bernhard



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