Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:55:12 02/12/03
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On February 12, 2003 at 10:27:32, Martin Borriss wrote: >On February 07, 2003 at 03:32:11, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>Can't find the original post. >> >>Someone said Ne3, Nf3 were the best moves. Looks pretty clear that a4 wins. >> > >[D]8/8/8/6Np/2N5/Pk6/6K1/8 w - a3 > >That a4 is a tablebase win (2N vs. P) is very impressive, however from a >practical point of view 1.Ne4! with the idea 1...Kxc4 2.a4 Kb4 3. Nc3 is without >doubt the choice to make here... > >Martin To me the a4 idea was pretty simple. a4. Ka4 is a lost KNN vs KP ending. a4 Kxc4 loses to the white knight getting to c3 just in time to hold the a pawn and the king can't take or the pawn runs, and the resulting ending is easier to win as the pawn promotes. So a4 Kxa4 is the only hope and that is lost in a ridiculous number of moves. But to the computer, a mate is a mate. :)
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