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Subject: Re: Test: transposition to won pawn end game

Author: Martin Giepmans

Date: 10:06:00 04/17/04

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On April 17, 2004 at 12:49:13, Ed Schröder wrote:

>On April 17, 2004 at 04:21:08, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>[D]8/7R/2rk1p2/4bR2/1p1pK3/6P1/1P5P/8 w - - 0 49
>
>>Hiarcs9 vs List 5.13 (Position after 48...Kd6)
>>White has of course a won position: the question however
>>is which program finds the easiest way with 49.Rxe5
>>and transposition to a won pawn end game?
>
>49.Rxe5 is tense, it requires a lot of chess knowledge to play. For instance put
>the pawns b2 and b4 on a2 and a4 and 49.Rxe5 is a draw. Good test position for
>programs that find 49.Rxe5
>
>Ed


In your position:

[D] 8/7R/2rk1p2/4bR2/p2pK3/6P1/P6P/8 w - - 0 49

my engine refuses to play Rxe5.
If I force Rxe5 fxe5 it thinks it's about equal (slightly better for white).

Martin



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