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Subject: Re: Dribble with your king - test

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 07:39:58 03/25/04

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On March 25, 2004 at 10:02:58, Mihaly Szalai wrote:

>This position is not difficult but cute.
>I am reasonably sure that most engines will
>find the solution and avoid 1.Nd5. (Junior has
>problems though.)
>
>White to move and draw.
>
>[D]8/8/8/1pK2r2/p1pprPp1/2N3Q1/8/k7 w - - 0 1
>
>1. Kb4! dxc3 2. Kxc3!! (2. Qxc3+? Kb1 3. Ka3 b4+ 4. Qxb4+ Kc2 5. Qb2+ Kd3) 2...
>b4+ 3. Kxb4 Rfxf4 4. Qd3! cxd3+ 5. Ka3 1/2-1/2

XiniX needs 6 seconds to find Kb4, but keeps a -0.9 score. It thinks 3. ... Re2
is better.

Tony



>
>Thanks
>Mihaly



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