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Subject: Re: Is this really a dead draw?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 21:59:45 01/16/03

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On January 17, 2003 at 00:38:38, Harald Faber wrote:

>On January 16, 2003 at 23:47:33, Eric Tom wrote:
>
>>Hi!
>>
>>In the following position, NCO proclaims that this is a draw.  Can any chess
>>engines prove otherwise?  I'm just curious if there's anyway at all Black can
>>win.  NCO's continuation is as follows 20 Ng4 bxc3 21 Rh3 f5 22 Nf6 h6 23 Qxh6+
>>Bxh6 24 Rxh6+ Kg7 25 Rh7+ Kf8 followed by perpetual checking.  Sorry, I do not
>>know how to post the board in this message.
>
>
>Done below.
>Could you provide some more lines for the alternatives 21.Nf6 and 21...cxb2+ ?
>It is said that the lines in the NCO are computer-verified, so the lines should
>be accurate.
>
>
>[D]r1r2b1k/1bq2p1p/p1npp1pN/2nB2P1/1p2P2Q/2N1B1R1/PPP2P1P/2KR4 w - - 0 20

Bxc5 may be worth exploring as an alternative...
[From Ruffian]:

  14/39  15:00  -0.50    Bxc5 bxc3 Qf4 cxb2+ Kb1 Nd8 Bxb7 e5 Qf6+ Bg7 Qxd6
                         Qxb7 Rgd3 Ne6 Rb3 Qc7 Qxc7 Rxc7



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