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Subject: Re: How many programs can select the 1......h6! drawish move ?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 08:36:44 05/05/03

On May 05, 2003 at 09:09:12, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>Some programs would select to move the king or 1....h5? which allow white to
>penetrate, but 1....h6! would be the correct move by just sitting tight, and
>there is no danger of Whites's king penetrating.
>
>[D]8/1p2k2p/4p3/1PP2pp1/3P4/7P/5KP1/8 b - - 0 1

I don't see how a king move will hurt.  h6 is not needed _immediately_
since white doesn't have a one-move threat that h6 prevents. Black's
king has to keep a watch on the queen-side majority anyway.

Re: How many programs can select the 1......h6! drawish move ? Jarkko Pesonen 04:05:02 05/06/03
- Re: How many programs can select the 1......h6! drawish move ? Dieter Buerssner 17:04:27 05/06/03
- Re: How many programs can select the 1......h6! drawish move ? Robert Hyatt 05:55:07 05/06/03
  - Re: How many programs can select the 1......h6! drawish move ? Ricardo Gibert 15:36:37 05/06/03
    - Re: How many programs can select the 1......h6! drawish move ? Jarkko Pesonen 23:39:21 05/06/03
      - Re: How many programs can select the 1......h6! drawish move ? Ricardo Gibert 09:38:02 05/07/03
  - Re: How many programs can select the 1......h6! drawish move ? José Carlos 08:14:19 05/06/03
    - Re: How many programs can select the 1......h6! drawish move ? Robert Hyatt 07:46:49 05/07/03
Re: How many programs can select the 1......h6! drawish move ? Jarkko Pesonen 04:05:01 05/06/03
Re: How many programs can select the 1......h6! drawish move ? Kurt Utzinger 14:33:48 05/05/03
- Re: How many programs can select the 1......h6! drawish move ? Jorge Pichard 16:14:51 05/05/03
  - Re: All the top programs Fritz 8, Shredder 7 etc... can find 36....h6! Jorge Pichard 00:52:08 05/06/03

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