Author: Uri Blass
Date: 14:26:51 04/01/02
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On April 01, 2002 at 17:16:06, Uri Blass wrote: >On April 01, 2002 at 17:13:26, Oliver Roese wrote: > >>On April 01, 2002 at 16:18:49, pavel wrote: >> >>> >>>Game Live here at --->http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze33v6m/live/ >>> >>> >>>Yace 0.99.56 - Shredder 6.02 >>>[D]4b3/8/3kp2p/p2p1p1r/P1pP1Pp1/1rP1P1P1/2R3B1/R4K2 b - - 0 1 >>> >>>Analysis by Shredder 6.02: >>> >>.... >>>77...Bc6 78.Kf2 Kd7 79.Raa2 Ke7 80.Rc1 Bb7 81.Rcc2 Rxc3 82.Rxc3 Ba6 >>> -+ (-1.97) Depth: 19/31 00:03:34 63153kN >>> >>>(Mahamood, home 01.04.2002) >>> >>> >>>pavs >> >>Look at the helpless position of the black rook at h5. With such a rook >>black can't even dream of a win, only white could do that, but i see no real >>plan for him. >>So it must be a draw. >> >>Oliver > >objectively I agree that it is a draw but the question is a practical question. > >I do not see a clear win for white even after black plays e5 but >if shredder is too optimistic then I suspect that it may try to win and lose the >game. > >Uri I can add that shredder sacrificed by e5 in the game and now the question is if the following position is a draw [D]8/8/1kb4p/p2pPp1r/P1p2Pp1/1rP1P1P1/R4KB1/2R5 w - - 0 1 Note that I would not sacrifice e5 because I do not want to take unnecessary risks when the rook is out of play. I am not sure if it is a draw. I did not see a plan to force a win for white but it is possible that I did not think enough time about it. Uri
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