Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 00:52:08 05/06/03
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On May 05, 2003 at 19:14:51, Jorge Pichard wrote: >On May 05, 2003 at 17:33:48, Kurt Utzinger wrote: > >>On May 05, 2003 at 11:36:44, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>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. >> >> That's correct: a king move like 1...Kd7 will not hurt. h7-h6 can be >> played later. >> Kurt > > >The actual position was taken from a match between Anand versus Genius in London >Intel Grand Prix (25 Minutes 1994) Anand needed only a draw from this game, and >had not been pushing for a win. Genius could achieve a draw here by just sitting >tight- as long as it can play 35...h6, there is no danger of White's king >penetrating accoding to Anand quick analysis, but Genius intead chose the >inferior move 35....h5?? 36 h4 Now Black is unable to prevent the white king >penetrating. 36...gxh4 37 Kf4 now the White king will walk in and take Black's >kingside pawns. The black king can do nothing since it is tied to preventing >White promoting his c pawn. But both of you were correct to point out that a >king move like 1...Kd7 will not hurt. h7-h6 can be played later. > > >Jorge
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