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Subject: Re: Did Kramnik resign a drawn position?

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 08:41:28 10/16/02

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On October 16, 2002 at 11:35:52, Ingo Althofer wrote:

>On October 16, 2002 at 09:17:46, Sune Larsson wrote:
>>On October 16, 2002 at 08:31:52, Terry Ripple wrote:
>>>On October 16, 2002 at 04:00:59, Sune Larsson wrote:
>>>>On October 15, 2002 at 23:07:26, Louis Fagliano wrote:
>>>>>Mark Young posted that he wasn't sure if there is a win with best play in
>>>>>final position of game 6.
>>>>>
>>>>>He gives 35. Rxa6 b2 36. Ra7+ Kg6 37. Rd7 Rc1 38. Rd6+ Nf6 39. Rdd1 b1Q 40. Rxc1
>>>>>Qf5 ....
>
>Probably 40... Qf5 is a point where Black should look for better alternatives.
>Besides Qf5 Shredder6 (in 4-best mode) proposes Qa2 or Qb4 or Qb5, and in all
>three cases I did not find a clear drawing line for White.
>
>Ingo Althofer.

The problem with that end game was that, with correct play on Kramnik's part,
there was no end in sight.  Both Kramnik and Fritz could have kept on
maneuvering "till Hell froze over."

Bob D.



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