Author: Bernhard Bauer
Date: 02:37:14 03/06/02
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On March 06, 2002 at 05:24:33, Terry Ripple wrote: >On March 06, 2002 at 04:58:02, Bernhard Bauer wrote: > >>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 >----------------- >The Washington Post would be correct if white could 0-0-0 (1.d7 Kc7 2.d8(Q)+ KxQ >3.0-0-0 + Ke7 4.KxR, black is history and game over! > >But if this was an actual game i doubt if the above was the case! > >The move 1. "d7" would follow by Kc7, then either white's move, "Ra7+" or "Rd1" >would be forced to hold the pawn. > >If Ra7+, then Kd8 >If Rc1, then Rb8 > >In both cases black will move his Rook into a position to attack the white pawn >and the pawn will be lost. > >Regards, > Terry Assume it was a simple little study taken into the newspaper. It's not unusual that chess programmers and chess computer users have problems with studies. Here you were the victim. Forget about any lines showing the draw. Kind regards Bernhard
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