Author: martin fierz
Date: 04:16:57 01/31/04
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On January 31, 2004 at 07:10:06, Leen Ammeraal wrote: >Can somebody please tell me if the move a6 >is really better than axb6 in this position: > >[D]8/8/1p1K4/Pp6/2k1p3/8/1P6/8 w - - bm a6; id MES.0035; > >My program plays axb6 instead of the 'best move' a6. >As far as I can see, the game is a draw in both cases. >If a6 is better, please show me why. >Leen a6 is better because after a6 e3 a7 e2 a8Q e1Q Qd5+ Kb4 Qd3 white wins - black is in zugzwang, because his queen is protecting against the mate with Qc3+ Ka3 Qa3#, and on Qc1/Qa1 white wins by Qa3+/Qc3+ followed by b3+ winning the queen. cheers martin
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