Author: martin fierz
Date: 11:17:55 11/05/02
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On November 05, 2002 at 01:18:07, Jouni Uski wrote: >There is interesting and quite long analysis about game 2. which Kramnik won. >They claim, that after whites 35. Rc5, there is no need for black to lose: > >[D]r7/3k1ppp/8/p1R1p3/Pp2P3/5PP1/1P5P/4K3 b - - > >According to analysis 35.-Rc8 draws! Really? Rc8 is obviously the best move in this position. shortly after the game i posted this position asking if any program can find this move - only bob answered saying that if a position is lost it doesnt matter what move you make (hmm, sounds rather stupid to me...). the point about Rc8 is that rook endgame theory knows tons of examples where it is better to play a pawn down with an active rook than a passive position with the same number of pawns. GM svidler was commenting on ICC and during this endgame he was saying that "of course the computer will play the passive defence" :-) one well-known class of drawing positions is: white a-pawn, both 3 pawns on the kingside, white rook in front of a-pawn, black rook behind a-pawn. of course it depends a bit on the exact position, but generally this sort of thing is a draw. the other form of a draw is with 4-3 on the kingside. for example, david hanley suggests playing 36.Rxe5. a possible continuation is ...Rc2 37.Rxa5? Rxh2 and the b-pawn will fall as well, should draw easily, so better would be 37. h4 Rxb2 38. Rxa5 Ra2 and black has no problems whatever. but this is just off the top of my head without fritzy so probably all wrong... aloha martin
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