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Subject: Endgame question

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 13:11:01 08/03/05


Are these normally won, or normally drawn, or "difficult to say":

endgame of Queen + (Knight OR Bishop) vs. Rook + (Knight OR Bishop)
endgame of Rook + Rook vs. (Knight OR Bishop) + (Knight OR Bishop)
endgame of Queen vs. Bishop + Bishop
endgame of Queen vs. Bishop + Knight
endgame of Queen vs. Knight + Knight

One reason why I'm asking:

[D]8/5q2/5k2/8/3K4/2NN4/8/8 w - -

Is a draw. Replace 1 or both knights by a bishop, and it's a loss!

I guess this is because the bishops can't cover each other.

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GCP



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