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Subject: Re: A simple endgame

Author: Peter Berger

Date: 14:01:16 08/03/03

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On August 03, 2003 at 16:26:22, Gerd Isenberg wrote:

>On August 03, 2003 at 12:56:58, Harald Faber wrote:
>
>>Taken from the current item of Schach Magazin 64 from a training camp with
>>Dvoretski.
>>Which program finds this nice way to win?
>>
>>[Event "?"]
>>[Site "?"]
>>[Date "2003.08.03"]
>>[Round "?"]
>>[White "?"]
>>[Black "?"]
>>[Result "1-0"]
>>[SetUp "1"]
>>[FEN "8/8/6kp/p7/1p4P1/1P3K2/P1P5/8 w - -"]
>>
>>1. c4 bxc3 2. Ke3 Kg5 3. a4 Kxg4 4. b4 axb4 5. Kd3!! 1-0
>
>Hi Harald,
>
>IsiChess (XP2.8+) needs 10 seconds to find more than draw with Ke3. Appropriate
>winning score after 0:28 (+3.75).
>
>But it stays with 1.Ke3 and did not change to 1.c4 until i stopped after 5
>minutes with +7:
>
>1.Ke3 Kg5 2.c4 bxc3 3.a4
>
>even after playing 1.Ke3 Kf6 i find winning score soon.
>Is 1.c4 really a faster win, or do i have some kind of path history problem?

1. c4 or 1. Ke3 are both winning by force and easily. There is no need to play
1. c4 at once.

Regards,
Peter
>
>Regards,
>Gerd
>
>btw. Bologan seems to be a Caro-Kann expert...



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