Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 01:22:14 08/26/04
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On August 26, 2004 at 03:49:26, Jarkko Pesonen wrote: >[D]5k2/1R6/8/4N1p1/4K3/7r/8/8 b - - 1 46 > >Crafty doesn't see draw. >Couldn't crafty try use 5-piece tablebases and reason that this must be draw >because even if black gives away its last pawn it's draw, seen with tablebases >immediately. > > 11-> 7.11 3.86 1. ... g4 2. Kf5 Ra3 3. Ng6+ Kg8 4. > Nf4 g3 5. Ne6 Rd3 6. Rg7+ Kh8 7. Ke4 > Rd6 8. Kf5 > >Jarkko It is not so easy to make a reliable rule about when such pawns are irrelevant and when they might hinder the defending sides ability to draw. The superior side can sometimes make use of the pawn as a shield from checks. If you can think of a reliable way to tell the difference, I'm sure everybody would love to hear about it.
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