Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 02:09:19 03/04/05
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On March 04, 2005 at 04:18:15, Dann Corbit wrote:
>On March 04, 2005 at 02:58:55, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>On March 03, 2005 at 23:41:27, Dan Ellwein wrote:
>>
>>>[d]8/R4ppk/5p2/P6p/7r/1K2P3/8/8 b - - 0 32
>>
>> I very much doubt that 32...g5 wins. Of
>> course White should not play 33.Rxf7 and
>> prefer 33.Rc7 instead with the threat to
>> march with its a-pawn I think.
>> Kurt
>
>Probably, Rh1 is the best move.
>
>Strange that none of my programs saw Rc7 (or Rb7, which is what I thought up so
>that I could aim for this formation):
>[D]8/1R3p1k/5p2/P5pp/7r/1K2P3/8/8 b - -
>[D]8/1R3p1k/5p2/P5pp/4r3/1K2P3/8/8 w - -
>[D]8/1R3p1k/P4p2/6pp/4r3/1K2P3/8/8 b - -
>[D]4r3/1R3p1k/P4p2/6pp/8/1K2P3/8/8 w - -
>[D]r7/PR3p1k/5p2/6pp/8/1K2P3/8/8 b - -
>
>But I think that black still wins that race.
>
>That might be why the programs always play Rxf7 in analysis.
>
>I am running several programs at longer time control. I can't see how white can
>win with Rc7, but I lack imagination sometimes.
My suggestion Rc7 was meant as a good defence
not as a winning trial for White. I am going
to analyse this interesting ending in the evening
(8 hours from now on).
Kurt
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