Author: Terry Ripple
Date: 02:04:22 03/06/02
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On March 06, 2002 at 03:33:03, Bernhard Bauer wrote:
>On March 05, 2002 at 23:42:28, Slater Wold wrote:
>
>>On March 05, 2002 at 23:26:08, Joe Pechie wrote:
>>
>>>Hi
>>>I found this position in the Post. The caption read White wins.
>>>I let Tiger take a crack at it and it thought it was even at d=17.
>>>d=17 took 5 seconds. The step to d=18 was not done in 30 minutes.
>>>Just curious if this is a win for white not that I don't trust
>>>the newspapers.;-)
>>>
>>>
>>>[D] 8/8/1k1P4/8/8/8/1r6/R3K3 w - -
>>>
>>>1.Rc1 Rb4 2.Rd1 Re4+ 3.Kf2 Re8 4.Kf3 Kc6 5.Kf4 Kd7 6.Kf5 Re6
>>>7.Rb1 Rxd6 {(0:00.05) +0.00 d=17
>>>
>>>Joe
>>>www.pechie.com
>>
>>Um, it has 5 pieces. Which means it's been solved! No eval needed here.
>>
>>And BTW, it IS a draw. Rd1 would be the move. (If played from a TB.)
>
>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.
>The best move would be d7!
>Kind regards
>Bernhard
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The only way white could possibly win this game was if his opponent didn't
understand his rook and pawn endgames but even if that was the case it would
still be very difficult for black to lose this ending! This is a "draw".
Regards,
Terry
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