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Subject: Re: For the endgame specialists

Author: Odd Gunnar Malin

Date: 23:06:49 09/15/03

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On September 15, 2003 at 15:56:50, Sune Larsson wrote:

>On September 15, 2003 at 03:35:57, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote:
>
>>On September 14, 2003 at 14:05:13, Sune Larsson wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> [D]8/2r3kp/6p1/4Kp2/8/7P/5P2/R7 w - - 0 1
>>>
>>> This position happened today in NM, Århus between
>>> FM Naes and GM Gausel. Is it dead lost for white?
>>>
>>
>>Baburin have this endgame in todays ChessToday. I added some of his suggestions
>>below.
>>
>>
>>> This is how it all ended:
>>>
>>>
>>>[Event "NM"]
>>>[Site "Århus"]
>>>[Date "2003.??.??"]
>>>[Round "?"]
>>>[White "Naes, Flovin Tor"]
>>>[Black "Gausel, Einar"]
>>>[Result "0-1"]
>>>[SetUp "1"]
>>>[FEN "8/2r3kp/6p1/4Kp2/8/7P/5P2/R7 w - - 0 1"]
>>>[PlyCount "32"]
>>>[EventDate "2003.??.??"]
>>>[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
>>>
>>>1. Kf4 Kh6 2. Ra3 Kh5 3. Kg3 g5 4. Rb3
>>
>>4.f4!? h6 5.fxg5 hxg5 6.Ra8 and a theoretical draw.
>>
>>> 4...f4+ 5. Kg2 Kh4 6. Ra3 Rc2 7. Rb3
>>
>>7.Ra7! h5 8.Rf7 is easier.
>>
>>>7...h5 8. Rf3
>>
>>8.Rb4!
>>
>>>8...Rb2 9. Kh2 Rb4 10. Ra3 g4 11. hxg4 hxg4 12. Ra1
>>
>>He gives 12.Ra1?? and suggest (only mainline here)
>>12.Ra8 Rb2 13.Rh8+ Kg5 14.Rg8+ Kf5 15.Kg1 f3 16.Rf8+ Ke4 17.Rg8=
>>
>>>12...Rb2 13. Kg1 Kh3 14. Rc1 f3
>>>15. Ra1 g3 16. Rf1 Ra2 0-1
>>>
>>>
>>>/S
>>
>>All his comments ( and corrections if I have made some error) can be read in
>>CT-1042
>>
>>Odd Gunnar
>
>
> Many thanks for your post! In my teens I learned that f-g-h vs g-h is drawn,
> while f-g-h vs f-h presents the defending side a lot of problems. But from that
> to an easy win, as displayed by Gausel, hmmmm...
>
> Sune

Just an add. The line 7.Ra7 h5 8.Rf7 are withdrawn in todays number.

Odd Gunnar
(PS. I sent you the actual number of ct as a promotion)



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