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Subject: Re: Two Rook Endgame Test Positions [Baron-Arasan]

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 12:01:52 05/16/04

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On May 16, 2004 at 11:59:21, Richard Pijl wrote:

>On May 16, 2004 at 07:46:09, Dieter Buerssner wrote:
>
>>This is from yesterdays ICC tourney. I think, especially without TBs, the
>>positions might be rather hard.
>>
>>[D] 8/1R6/8/7P/2k3P1/1p4K1/8/7r w - - 8 97
>>
>>Here Baron played Rb8, allowing a draw. Rb6 wins (I think, everything else
>>draws).
>
> 10(22).   0:42.24   3273271   +1.26  Rb7-b6 Kc4-c3 Kg3-g2 Rh1-h4 Rb6-c6 Kc3-d2
>                                      Kg2-g3 Rh4-h1 Rc6-d6 Kd2-c3 Rd6-b6 b3-b2
>                                      (Kg3-f2)

despite the score - the position reached at the end of the pv here comes to a
dead draw position


>
>without EGTB it is quite a bit harder. The Baron does select Rb6 after 31
>seconds, but with not with a convincing score. That takes about 7 minutes:
>

> 15(36).  10:22.30 254414433   +1.94  Rb7-b6 Kc4-c3 h5-h6 Kc3-c2 Kg3-f4 b3-b2
>                                      g4-g5 b2-b1Q Rb6xb1 Kc2xb1 Kf4-f5 Kb1-b2
>                                      Kf5-g6 Kb2-c3 h6-h7 Kc3-d4 Kg6-g7 (Rh1-h5)
>
>                                      (h7-h8Q) (Kd4-e4)


 the position reached at the end of the pv  here is clearly winning for white

I'm not sure what that means but it is interesting



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