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Subject: Re: Can any program evaluate this ending correctly?

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 03:17:20 07/13/05

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On July 13, 2005 at 04:07:47, Peter Kappler wrote:

>
>[D] 8/6k1/1P3p2/5P2/8/5b2/7K/8 w - - 0 80
>
>It's 3am and I'm certainly tired enough to have missed something subtle, but I
>think this is a very simple draw for White.  I'd like to know if there is any
>engine that can see this *without* tablebases.
>
>Oh, and if you do have this 6-piece tablebase, could you please confirm that it
>is a draw?  :)
>
>-Peter

Why can't Black do the following plan?
1) Put his K on d6.
2) Tempo with his bishop to gain e5 for his K.
3) Tempo with his bishop to win the f5 pawn with his K.
4) Queen the f-pawn tempoing with his B as needed.

• Re: Can any program evaluate this ending correctly? Richard Pijl 05:17:57 07/13/05
  • Re: Can any program evaluate this ending correctly? Ricardo Gibert 05:28:08 07/13/05
    • Re: Can any program evaluate this ending correctly? Richard Pijl 06:28:15 07/13/05
    • Re: Can any program evaluate this ending correctly? Günther Simon 05:51:15 07/13/05
      • Re: Can any program evaluate this ending correctly? Ricardo Gibert 06:02:57 07/13/05

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