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Subject: Re: Is'nt this a Draw?

Author: Oliver Roese

Date: 14:59:35 04/01/02

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On April 01, 2002 at 17:26:51, Uri Blass wrote:

>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

At the moment the white pieces are very passive. The only reasonable plan
i see is Ra2-a1, Kg1, Bf1-e2-d1 and then trying to infiltrate over the b-file.
But this is much to dangerous, since black can answer with
Rh3, h4, h3.
So it is still a draw i think.

Oliver



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