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Subject: Re: Kc2 is a winning move.

Author: Steffen Jakob

Date: 00:18:25 03/05/99

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On March 05, 1999 at 02:51:09, blass uri wrote:

>
>On March 05, 1999 at 01:04:23, Steffen Jakob wrote:
>
>>On March 04, 1999 at 09:03:23, Steffen Jakob wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I added the "bm" attributes to the endgame test collection which Jouni posted.
>>
>>Jouni, position #1 is a draw. Kc2 doesn´t win. I also noticed that other
>>positions have more than one solution.
>>
>>Greetings,
>>Steffen.
>
>This is the relevant position
>5k2/8/8/8/8/2P5/8/3K4 w - - 0 1
>Kc2 is winning.
>For example 1.Kc2 Ke7 2.Kb3 Kd6 3.Kb4 Kc6 4.Kc4
>
>I think that tablebases can tell in how many moves it is a mate.

Bob confirmed that it is a tablebase draw. The key squares of the pawn c3 are
b5,c5,d5.

Greetings,
Steffen.

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