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Subject: Re: Endgame test position

Author: Drexel,Michael

Date: 09:18:28 01/15/04

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On January 15, 2004 at 09:05:19, Günther Simon wrote:

>[D]8/p7/1p5p/5k2/8/b1p3P1/3pK1PP/3B4 w - - 0 47
>
>This game was played in Class B of my RWBC tournament circuit.
>(PIV 2.67Ghz, around 128MB hash each program, 4men tablebases
>+ two sets of 5men, 15min/40moves, ponder off)
>
>ExChess had a completely won game, but decided one move before
>to exchange R vs. N+P on f5. It appears to me that this position
>is by all means a draw, but no program will find it.

This can't be true. Black has 4 connected passers.
I think black wins with 47...Ke5.

Michael

>
>If someone here still believes that Black can win, I would welcome
>some convincing lines.

>
>Günther
>
>[Event "RWBC Class B 3rd edition"]
>[Site "ESPRESSO"]
>[Date "2004.01.13"]
>[Round "11"]
>[White "Ant_606"]
>[Black "EXchess403a"]
>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>[ECO "E12"]
>[PlyCount "180"]
>[EventDate "2003.12.??"]
>
>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 d6
>9. Bd3 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. O-O O-O 12. Be4 c6 13. Bc2 Nxg3 14. fxg3 f5 15. Qd3
>g4 16. Nh4 Nd7 17. Kh1 Ba6 18. Ng6 Rf6 19. Nh4 d5 20. b3 Rf7 21. Ng6 Qg5 22.
>Nf4 Re8 23. Na2 c5 24. Rae1 dxc4 25. bxc4 e5 26. Nd5 exd4 27. Rxf5 Rxf5 28.
>Qxf5 Qxf5 29. Bxf5 Nf6 30. Nxf6+ Bxf6 31. e4 Bxc4 32. Nc1 d3 33. Rd1 Rd8 34.
>Bxg4 d2 35. Kg1 Bd4+ 36. Kh1 Bb2 37. Ne2 Bb3 38. Nf4 c4 39. Nd5 Bxd1 40. Bxd1
>Rf8 41. Ne7+ Kh7 42. Nf5 Bxa3 43. Kg1 c3 44. Kf1 Kg6 45. Ke2 Rxf5 46. exf5+
>Kxf5 47. Bc2+ Ke6 48. Kd3 Bb2 49. Kc4 Ke5 50. h3 a6 51. h4 Ba1 52. h5 Bb2 53.
>Kb3 Ke6 54. Kc4 Ba1 55. g4 Kf6 56. g3 Bb2 57. Kb3 Kf7 58. Kc4 Ba1 59. Kd5 Kg7
>60. Kc6 b5 61. g5 hxg5 62. g4 b4 63. Kc5 a5 64. Kb5 Bb2 65. Kxa5 b3 66. Bxb3
>Ba3 67. Kb5 Bd6 68. Bc2 Kh6 69. Kc4 Be5 70. Ba4 Bf6 71. Bb3 Kh7 72. Bc2+ Kg7
>73. Bd1 Kf7 74. Kd5 Bg7 75. Ke4 Ke6 76. Bb3+ Kf6 77. Kd4 Ke7+ 78. Ke4 Bh8 79.
>Kf5 Bf6 80. h6 Bd4 81. Kxg5 Be3+ 82. Kg6 Bf4 83. g5 Kf8 84. Kh5 Bxg5 85. Kxg5
>d1=Q 86. Bxd1 c2 87. Bxc2 Kg8 88. h7+ Kg7 89. Kg4 Kh8 90. Bd3 Kg7 {
>Game adjourned, weaker side uses TBS} 1/2-1/2
>
>http://home.t-online.de/home/g.simon.rgbg/



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