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Subject: Re: Test position

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 08:34:45 11/10/04

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On November 10, 2004 at 10:33:26, chandler yergin wrote:

>On November 10, 2004 at 06:21:19, Vasik Rajlich wrote:
>
>>On November 09, 2004 at 18:12:46, chandler yergin wrote:
>>
>>>On November 09, 2004 at 17:03:22, Anthony Cozzie wrote:
>>>
>>>>Completely correct. I didn't know it and must admit that I found it astonishing.
>>>>
>>>>                                            Albert
>>>>
>>>>[D]8/2p5/5p1p/5Bp1/3k4/2p2PbP/4K1P1/8 b - - 0 45
>>>>
>>>>[Event "URS-ch sf"]
>>>>[Site ""]
>>>>[Date "1973"]
>>>>[Round ""]
>>>>[White "Makarichev Sergey"]
>>>>[Black "Averbakh Yuri L"]
>>>>[Result "0-1"]
>>>>[Eco "C44"]
>>>>[Annotator ""]
>>>>[Source "EXT 2001"]
>>>>[SetUp "1"]
>>>>[FEN "8/2p5/5p1p/5Bp1/3k4/2p2PbP/4K1P1/8 b - - 0 45"]
>>>>
>>>>45...Ke5 46.Bc2 Kf4 47.Bb1 Bh2 48.Kf2 Bg1+ 49.Ke2 Kg3 50.Kf1
>>>>Bf2 51.Bc2 f5 52.Bb1 f4 53.Bg6 Be3 54.Bc2 h5 55.Bf5 c5 56.Bg6
>>>>h4 57.Bf5 g4 58.hxg4 h3 59.gxh3 Kxf3 60.g5 Kg3 61.g6 Bd4 62.h4
>>>>f3 63.h5 Bg7 64.Ke1 f2+ 0-1
>>>>
>>>>From good old Albert Silver.
>>>>
>>>>anthony
>>>
>>>You're showing me how the game went!
>>>My contention still is: "With Best Play, Black c-a-n-n-o-t force a Win!
>>>It's a Draw!
>>>I defy you or any Chess Program to force a Win to mate in this position!
>>>I have eaten Crow before.. I like it with Cream & Sugar.
>>>I also maintain, this is a position where Analysis Modules suck!
>>>CY
>>
>>Wow!
>>
>>The important thing to understand is that two pawns vs zero pawns with opposite
>>colored bishops is winning if the pawns have at least two files between them.
>>
>>Here, black is able to make the second passed pawn on the kingside by first
>>putting all his pawns there on dark squares - f4, g5 & h4.
>>
>>The bishop sacrifices are cool - but maybe not necessary.
>>
>>Vas
>
>Hi,
>Thanks for your comments.
>You are explaning how Black won in the game... I see that.
>You miss my point however, i said:
>"With Best Play, Black c-a-n-n-o-t force a Win!"
>
>I stand by that; the Position is a Draw!
>The Doubled pawns on the c file can never queen.
>Black cannot make a passed pawn on the Kingside without intrusion by his King.
>White prevents that.
>Forget the Game!
>Analyze the Position; that's the point of the discussion.
>ok?
>CY

What is the bad move of white in the game that you suggest to change?

Uri



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