Author: martin fierz
Date: 17:58:48 07/24/02
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On July 24, 2002 at 11:37:04, Uri Blass wrote: >On July 24, 2002 at 10:05:24, Nolan Denson wrote: > >>On July 24, 2002 at 06:59:49, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On July 24, 2002 at 06:37:40, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >>> >>>>On July 24, 2002 at 04:04:20, Nolan Denson wrote: >>>> >>>>>[D]8/6p1/5nk1/R1Q4p/PP6/5rPP/4qBK1/8 w - - 0 51 >>>>> >>>>>What does your engine see .... the above game ended in a draw. >>>> >>>>I think this is a draw. Black threatens to win with ...Ne4. Hence, White has >>>>nothing better than to play 1.Kg1 and after Qd1 2.Kg2 Qe2 and so on, we have a >>>>repetition of moves. Black has nothing better since the advanced pawn on the >>>>queen side are dangerous. >>>>Kurt >>> >>> >>>Movei says that it is a draw and gives a different >>>repetition line >>> >>>Qb6 Rd3 Qc5 Rf3. >>> >>>Uri >>> >>>Uri >> >>I think in the actual game black almost won after white made the move rb5 ... >>then ... black play rxg3 > >You are right. > >The same idea is also good against Qd6 Rd3 Qc5. good for a draw, but no more IMO >black can play Rxg3+ and here movei evaluates the position as better for white >but the evaluation goes down every iteration and at iteration 11 Movei says >Kh2 Rf3 Kg1 Kh7 Ra7 Qe4 Qd4 Rg3 Kf1 Qb1 Ke2 Qc2+ Ke1 Qc1+ Ke2 Qc2+ with a draw >score. because white can easily afford to give up the queen with Kxg3 Ne4+ Kg2 Nxc5 and now even something like Rxc5 Qe4+ Kg1 Qb1+ Kg2 Qxb4 h4 Qxa4 (diagram) is a draw. [D]8/6p1/6k1/2R4p/q6P/8/5BK1/8 w - - 0 9 it's a fortress - white just moves his king no matter what black does. except if the black king goes to attack the rook, in that case he would have to move it to g5. aloha martin
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