Author: Mike Castañuela
Date: 19:46:46 12/09/98
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I don't know, but anyway in this endgame maybe 66. Qf4 quickly ends the game too? (66. ...Qh1 67. Kb7 +-) On December 09, 1998 at 22:14:03, Tim Mirabile wrote: >Is there such an analysis engine which uses tablebases in its search? > >Does the Crafty engine do this, and if so how can it be set up? > >If not, I suppose I could try to get it to work via the new winboard interface, >which I will try tonight. > >The reason I ask is that I am trying to analyse the following endgame position, >and the normal engines don't realize quickly enough that some of the KRKP and >KQKP endings which could result are drawn. > >[Event "Nassau Chess Club Championship"] >[Site "Mineola, NY, USA"] >[Date "1998.12.07"] >[Round "8"] >[White "Mirabile, Tim"] >[Black "Bierkens, Peter"] >[Result "1-0"] >[SetUp "1"] >[FEN "KQ6/8/8/3k4/R5p1/5q2/8/8 w - - 0 66"] > >66. Qb7+ Ke5 67. Ra5+ Kf4 68. Rd5 Kg3 69. Qd7 Kg2 70. Kb8 Qf4+ 71. Kc8 Qc4+ 72. >Kd8 g3 73. Rd2+ Kf3 74. Rd3+ Kg2 75. Qb7+ Kf2 76. Qf3+ 77. Rd1+ Qf1 1-0 > >After 66.Qb7+? (66.Ka7 and the checks run out quickly), the win is problematic >(if possible at all) up until my opponent played 71...Qc4+? and ran out of >checks. Instead 71...Qf8+ looks like it has good chances to draw.
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