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Subject: Re: Draw?

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 06:57:36 09/06/02

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On September 05, 2002 at 15:43:35, Simon Finn wrote:

>On September 05, 2002 at 13:03:00, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>On September 04, 2002 at 16:36:40, pavel wrote:
>>
>>>Is it?
>>>
>>>
>>>Fritz 7 - Yace 0.99.56
>>>[D]8/3b4/6k1/1p2p1p1/1P1pP3/3B1K2/6P1/4B3 b - - 0 1
>>>
>>
>>
>>I think it is a draw.  Here's one White attempt to win, foiled:
>>
>>1...Kf6 2.Bg3 Bc6 3.Kg4 Be8 4.Bxe5+ Kxe5 5.Kxg5 Bc6 6.g3 Bxe4 7.Bxb5 d3 8.Ba4 d2
>>9.b5 Bf3 10.b6 Kd6 11.Kf5 d1Q 12.Bxd1 Bxd1 =
>
>After 3.Bc2 followed by Bb3 and Bd5, Black will soon be in zugzwang,
>I think.
>
>Simon


Interesting idea!  I took a very brief look and did see White winning in one
line:

1...Kf6 2.Bg3 Bc6 3.Bc2 Bb7 4.Bb3 Bc6

   [4...g4+ is worth examining!]

5.Bd5 Bd7 6.Bh2 Be8 7.Kg4 Bd7+ 8.Kh5 Be8+ 9.Kh6 d3 10.Bg1 Bc6 11.Be3 Bxd5
12.exd5 g4 13.Kh5 Kf5 14.Kh4 e4 15.d6 Ke6 16.Kxg4 Kxd6 17.Kf4 +-


I think this positin deserves a lot more study before we know for sure whether
or not Black can hold.



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