Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 13:56:23 06/05/04
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On June 05, 2004 at 12:24:48, Uri Blass wrote: >On June 05, 2004 at 12:20:18, Tord Romstad wrote: > >>On June 05, 2004 at 10:30:48, Daniel Shawul wrote: >> >>>Hi >>> >>>My engine lost against Gothmog after playing Rg3?? in this position >>> >>>8/8/8/4k1K1/6R1/8/5rp1/8 w - - 0 1 >>> >>>The position is in the 5 man TB but i don't have it yet. >>>DanChess searched to a depth of 18 and still can't solve this position. >>>What is the general guideline to evaluate this position? Should rook >>>pawn endgames(with more than one pawn in general) be evaluated differently? >> >>One of the principles you should implement in your KRPKR evaluation is that >>the defender wants to keep the attacking king as far behind the pawn as >>possible. In your position, the white rook prevents the black king from >>moving forwards in order to assist the pawn. By playing Rg3, white >>allows the king to move closer to the pawn, which cannot possibly be >>good. >> >>Tord > >This is not so simple because you also want the white king to be close to the >pawn and by playing Kg6 white king increase it's distance from the pawn. Yes, but there is another factor at play here, which I probably should have mentioned the first time: The pawn is defended by the rook from the side, which means that it cannot advance without assistance from the king. In this case, it is more important for the attacker than for the defender to be able to bring the king closer to the pawn. Tord
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