Author: Dana Turnmire
Date: 05:25:26 06/04/02
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On June 03, 2002 at 15:51:13, Roy Eassa wrote: >On June 02, 2002 at 22:32:25, Dana Turnmire wrote: > >>-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >>-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >>-- -- -- -- -- -- BK -- >>-- -- BP -- BP -- -- -- >>-- -- WP -- WP -- WK -- >>-- -- -- WN -- -- -- -- >>-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >>BB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >> >>Here is the test position found in "The Mammouth Book of Chess." >> >>1Nxc5? >> >>This obvious, materialistic move throws away the win. White's c-pawn cannot be >>advanced to the queening square without the help of the king, but this allows >>Black to counter by attacking the e-pawn. White should not take the c-pawn, but >>instead make progress on the kingside by manoeuvring his knight. >> >>I tested Chess Genius 3 and after almost 8 hours it still did not avoid the >>losing move. Can any of the modern programs avoid the losing move? If not >>would endgame tablebases help? > > >[d] 8/8/6k1/2p1p3/2P1P1K1/3N4/8/b7 w - - 0 1 > >Are we sure the book is right? What would be an example of a better variation >(one that really does win)? I don't know if the book if right but it has supposedly been checked with computer analysis in the second edition from which this position comes.
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