Author: Dieter Buerssner
Date: 22:15:09 12/12/03
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On December 12, 2003 at 22:08:02, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On December 12, 2003 at 19:47:35, Dieter Buerssner wrote: > >>I think, there is no doubt, that this is a forced win for white after 1. Ke2. In >>a recent discussion, Robert Hyatt claimed, that only 1. Ke2 will win. I >>disagree, and I believe that at least 1. Ke1 will win, too. Robert suggested to >>find a good opponent at ICC. I tried, but I was not successful. So, like in the >>"fried liver" thread, I'd like to show my point here. Anybody (who thinks, that >>only 1. Ke2 wins), is invited, to suggest his move. My move is 1. Ke1. Robert >>suggested 1...Kd8 as an response, but was not sure. If 1...Kd8, my resonse is 2. >>kf2 (I think, at least 2.a4 will win as well). >> >> >>4k3/5ppp/8/8/8/8/PPP5/3K4 w - - >> >>1. Ke1 Kd8 2. Kf2 >> >>Feel free to suggest another first move for black. Or if you are happy with the >>first move of black, suggest the next black response. >I don't remember saying Kd8 was the right answer. That seems counter- >intuitive since Evans claimed that Ke2 is the only winning move. I >suspect that after Ke1, h5 is probably the right response, but let me >think about this a bit. I am also involved in the same sort of analysis >for the Fried liver, so my mind-power is way limited. :) Then: 1. Ke1 h5 2. Kf2 Dieter
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