Author: Chris Welty
Date: 04:36:44 02/17/05
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On February 16, 2005 at 13:26:29, Anthony Cozzie wrote: >On February 16, 2005 at 06:01:57, Chris Welty wrote: > >>On February 15, 2005 at 20:30:13, Alan McCracken wrote: >> >>>Again a position taken from one of my games. A game in 15. >>> >>>[D]r3k2r/1bp1bppp/pp2pn2/4N1B1/q2P4/3B4/PPP1QPPP/2KRR3 w kq - 0 13 >>> >>>Terry >> >>Altamax goes with Nxf7 (or Bc4 O-O Nxf7 transposing) by 0.50 - PV is >> >>+1.01 Nxf7 O-O Bc4 Rxf7 Bxe6 Raf8 Bxf6 Bxf6 Bxf7+ Rxf7 Qe8+ Qxe8 Rxe8+ Rf8 > >It looks like you need to fix your material values: Black is left with BB vs RPP >and is probably BETTER after your line. > >anthony Thanks. I stuck the position in Altamax and you're right, it trades off the rooks for a R+7P vs BB+5Ps. Fine's Basic Chess Endings says "Rook and two pawns always wins against two minor pieces" although he seems to have bishop+knight in mind. Are two bishops substantially better than bishop+knight in this endgame? Chris
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