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Subject: Re: Kc2 is a winning move.

Author: Ernst A. Heinz

Date: 00:48:47 03/05/99

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On March 05, 1999 at 03:18:25, Steffen Jakob wrote:

>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.

The position that Jouni and Uri gave is a win -- mate in 22.

Maybe you got the FEN wrong in your file, Steffen?

=Ernst=



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