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Subject: Re: Endgame-Testposition!

Author: John Merlino

Date: 15:04:35 12/03/03

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On December 03, 2003 at 17:04:19, Dieter Buerssner wrote:

>On December 03, 2003 at 15:48:36, Joachim Rang wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>it was probably already posted several times but maybe not:
>>
>>[D]8/5R2/2p5/8/7P/1K2b3/P3kp2/8 w - - 0 1
>>
>>Best move is Kc2!
>
>Isn't Kc3 another winning move?

I also thought that

1.Kc4 f1=Q
2.Rxf1 Kxf1
3.Kd3

would win also, and it does. However, Black can force a draw after 1.Kc4 with
1...Bc1! So apparently only Kc2 and Kc3 suffice....

I am running CM9000 (SKR personality) right now on the initial position, and it
isn't doing too well....

jm



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