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Subject: Re: pawnendgame kc3 [Both Kc3 and g4 are winning moves]

Author: David Hanley

Date: 14:48:11 05/10/02

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On May 10, 2002 at 16:58:32, Dan Andersson wrote:

>Let us phrase it like this. You do realize that the white pawns on the queen
>side can't braek through on their own?
>
>MvH Dan Andersson

Of course.  I don't think that anyone's debating that g4 is a *slower* win, but
that g4 throws the win away.

1) g4?(no doubt) kb4
2) kc2

2)   .... kc5
     kc3 is easy for white

So the question is

2).. ka3
3) kc3 ka2

Now..

4) b4 ka3
5) a5 ka4
6) kc4 ka3
7) kc5 ka4
8) a6! ka3
9) kc6 ka4
10) kb7 k*b5
11) Kxa7

And the a-pawn queens quickly.

I think if you account for the kingside tempii moves, this ends up being >20 ply
with various king trianguilations, so i guess the computer can't easily see it?

dave



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