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Subject: Re: Position from Ramat-Gan

Author: Gerd Isenberg

Date: 13:39:24 07/16/04

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On July 16, 2004 at 16:17:59, Rémi Coulom wrote:

>Hi,
>
>This position is taken from the ParSOS - The Crazy Bishop game:
>[D]8/p6p/1p2kBp1/2p5/2P5/P4P2/P3nK1P/8 b - -
>
>During the game, GM Boris Alterman commented that Kxf6 Kxe2 leads to a won pawn
>endgame for black. My program does not manage to evaluate this pawn endgame as a
>win, even after a very long search. Can you explain if/how it is a win ?
>

Yes, it should be a win for black after Kxf6 Kxe2.
Black has the opposition and enough pawn tempi.
IsiChess says +1.61 after 4 minutes (XP2.8+) with following line.

1... Ke5 2. Ke3 g5 3. a4 a5 4. Kd3 Kf4 5. Ke2 g4 6. fxg4 Kxg4 7. Ke3 Kh3

+2.1++ after 9 minutes 28/35.




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