Author: Harald Faber
Date: 05:56:35 01/25/99
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On January 25, 1999 at 08:49:38, Howard Exner wrote: >>>I have found that Junior makes some very scary evaluations in the simplest >>>endgames. Here just one example (the end of a wellknown endgame position). >>> >>>Whitepawns: g4 h5 >>>WhiteKing: h6 >>>Blackpawn h7 >>>Blackking: g8 >>> >>>White to move. >>> >>>White simply moves g5 and its all over, but Junior evaluates g5 as 0.00 choosing >>>Kg5 instead! Kg5 might win eventually (i didn't check) but it sure makes in >>>tougher for white. What gives? >> >>Tougher for white? Why? Black keeps the King on g8 and h8, white can't force him >>to leave that fields. Finally white has to trade the g-pawn for the back h-pawn >>what leaves a draw endgame, so nothing wrong so far. > >The position as described is a win for white with g5. My guess is that you set >up the position with the black king on h8 instead of g8. Then the move >g5 is a draw as you describe. You are right, misunderstanding. I thought the question was why not play Kg5 because it wins...
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