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Subject: Re: Anyone analyzed Nunn Endgame Testposition 08? Its fantastic!!! :-)

Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba

Date: 04:16:02 06/19/04

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On June 18, 2004 at 17:47:22, Joachim Rang wrote:

>On June 18, 2004 at 14:43:11, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:
>
>>Only c6 draws. I posted this position a few months ago, but did not get too many
>>answers, it seems some people really believed it was a simple draw with almost
>>any move, since the win for black after other moves is very deep for computers.
>>José.
>
>can you perhaps find the post? Do you remeber which subject did you use? A
>search with the boardsearch did not bring any results.
>

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>I see that all other move looses, but can you explain, why c6 is necessary and
>what does it change?
>
>thanks in advance
>regards Joachim

c6 makes free the diagonal a7-g1, so when the white king is forced e1 and Black
plays Ke3, white can expel it with Bb6+
Thats why, after moves other than c6 Black wins playing Bc6 (blocking the pawn
at c5)
José.



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