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Subject: Re: What program can find the correct plan for this endgame ?

Author: Vincent Lejeune

Date: 01:54:48 04/12/04

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On April 11, 2004 at 16:26:20, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>From the Book Capablanca's Best Chess Endings Page 270.
>
>How many programs can find the right move 42. Rg3-g2, with the idea to transfer
>the Rook to the h-file to protect the Pawn, there by releasing the Queen that is
>now tied down to its defense.

Please, give a main-line to verify the usefulness of this moves !


>
>New game,
>[D]8/pp4rk/2p1p1pq/3pP1Rr/1P1P1PQP/P5RK/8/8 w - - 0 1
>
>Analysis by Shredder 8:
>
>1. ± (0.99): 1.Rg1 Kh8 2.Rg2 Qh7 3.a4 Rxg5 4.Qxg5 Qg8 5.Qd8 Qxd8 6.Kg3
>2. ± (1.06): 1.a4 Kh8 2.Qxe6 Rxh4+ 3.Kg2 Rh2+ 4.Kf3 Ra2 5.Qc8+ Kh7 6.Rh3 Ra3+
>7.Kg2 Rxh3 8.Qxh3 Qxh3+ 9.Kxh3 Kg8 10.e6 Kf8 11.Kg3 a6
>3. ± (1.06): 1.Rg2 Kh8 2.Rg1 Kh7 3.Rg3 Kh8 4.Rg2 Qh7 5.Kg3 Qg8 6.Kf2 Rxg5 7.Qxg5
>Kh7 8.Ke2 Qf7 9.h5 gxh5 10.Ke3 Rxg5
>
>(Pichard, MyTown 11.04.2004)
>
>Here Shredder 8 only found the first move 1.Rg2 but failed to follow with the
>correct following moves. According to the actual game between Capablanca versus
>Eliskases Moscow 1936.
>
>These were the actual moves: 42.Rg3-g2  Kh7-h8  43.Kh3-g3  Kh8-h7 44. Rg2-h2
>now there is a threat of taking the e-Pawn-which Black promptly wards off with
>44....Rg7e7  45. Rh2-h3  Kh7-g7



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