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Subject: Re: LCT I #23, LCTII #FIN09

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 13:52:16 10/22/98

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On October 22, 1998 at 13:03:26, Bruce Moreland wrote:


>
>8/5Bp1/4P3/6pP/1b1k1P2/5K2/8/8 w - - 0 1
>
>The key is Kg4
>
>Programs want to play fxg5, because this wins a pawn, prepares to get a passer,
>etc.

Programs also might want to try first this position, by entering in the
moves 1. Kg4 Be7. Now let the program search to find the only winning move
Kf5! If they have trouble with that one then they would also struggle with
wading through the extra 2 plys from the original.
>
>I haven't seen detailed analysis, but I assume that this draws, because black
>gets back to h8 somehow, and then he can sacrifice his bishop for the e6 pawn
>eventually, and white is left with the wrong rook pawn.
>
>Does anybody figure this position out?  If so, how did you do it?  Does it
>require speculative knowledge that might lead to a sub-optimal result in other
>cases?
>
>bruce



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