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Subject: Re: Won or lost?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 20:12:05 05/04/02

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On May 04, 2002 at 04:15:48, Ed Schröder wrote:

>[d]8/8/7p/3bk1p1/2p3P1/2P1N1K1/8/8 w - - am Nxd5?
>
>This is an end position after 100 moves from an eng-eng match. How to judge the
>result, draw or is white lost after all?
>
>In analysis mode to my surprise 101.Nxd5 failed low giving -5.98 (see below),
>thus losing. Can white draw with for instance 101.Kf2, I wonder.
>
>What do your engines say, especially those with table bases.
>
>Ed
>
>=================================================================
>
>00:00:03.6	-1,10	14	1780001	Nxd5 Kxd5 Kf3 Ke6 Ke3 Kf6 Ke4 Kg6
>00:00:03.0	-0,60	15	2276672	Nxd5 Kxd5 Kf3 Ke6 Ke3 Ke5 Kf3 Kd5
>00:00:03.9	-0,60	16	2606620	Nxd5 Kxd5 Kf3 Kd6 Ke4 Ke7 Kd5 Kf6
>00:00:05.2	-0,03	17	4188958	Nxd5 Kxd5 Kf3 Ke6 Ke3 Ke5 Kf3 Kf6
>00:00:06.0	-0,03	18	5758158	Nxd5 Kxd5 Kf3 Ke6 Ke3 Ke5 Kf3 Kf6
>00:00:10.6	-0,32	19	9055830	Nxd5 Kxd5 Kf3 Ke6 Ke3 Kf6 Ke4 Kg6
>00:00:15.9	-0,32	20	15587442	Nxd5 Kxd5 Kf3 Ke6 Ke3 Kf6 Ke4 Kg6
>00:00:28.2	-5,98	21	29760618	Nxd5 Kxd5 Kf3 Ke5 Ke3 Kf6 Kd4 h5


Looks to me like white is lost, period.  King position, etc...

Crafty hates Nd5 instantly but can't find anything better than Kf2 with a score
of -4.0...



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