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Subject: Re: Repetition Detection Test Positions

Author: David Rasmussen

Date: 02:44:17 01/16/03

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On January 16, 2003 at 05:38:17, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>
>Okay I got it backwards.
>
>Of course White does not play [after 3..a1=B] 4.Bc3+, but rather 4.Kf3. His King
>moves to a square in the path of Blacks only pawn. One he cannot be compelled to
>move off from.
>
>*Now* what I should have said, "It isn't stalemate, but how *Black* can win with
>just a Bishop and Pawn against Bishop is a problem. Yes?"
>
>It's a draw whether Black underpromotes or not.

Sure. My engine just doesn't score this statically (which it could easily do),
so it doesn't see that these lines are draws also (unless it searches for long
time :)

/David



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