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Subject: Re: A study by Kasparián (somewhat off-topic)

Author: chandler yergin

Date: 00:24:06 10/11/05

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On October 11, 2005 at 00:35:47, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:

>Hi,
>in the following study by Kasparián
>2N5/3k4/6N1/n2K4/4B3/8/6n1/8 w - - 0 1
>white is to play and win. The solution is 1. Nb6 Kc7 2. Na8 Kb8 3. Kd4 Ne1 4.
>Ne5 Nb7 5. Nc6 Ka8 6. Kd5
>However, after 4... Nc2 (instead of Nb7)
>Nk6/8/8/n3N3/3KB3/8/2n5/8 w - - 8 5
>I have been unable to find a clear win for white. But I am a weak chess player,
>so probably I am missing something obvious, and ask you (and your engines) for
>enlightment.
>Thanks in advance,
>José.

I think you are pulling our lower extremity here..
;)

You know this is another position that cannot be won by White within the 50 move
Rule.  The high PV evaluation is for material odds.

[D]B7/8/8/2nnk2N/8/8/3K1N2/8 b - - 0 54
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "New game"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1B6/5N2/2N1K3/5n2/6k1/4n3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. Ke4 Nc3+ 2. Ke3 Nd1+ 3. Kd2 Nf2 4. Bc8 Kf3 5. Ba6 Ng4 6. Bb7+ Kg3 7. Nce4+
Kh4 8. Ne8 Ne5 9. N8d6 Ne6 10. Bc8 Ng5 11. Nc5 Ngf7 12. Nf5+ Kg5 13. Kc3 Kf4
14. Kd4 Nc6+ 15. Kd3 Na7 16. Be6 Ng5 17. Bd7 Nc6 18. Kc2 Ke5 19. Nd3+ Ke4 20.
Ng3+ Kf3 21. Nf1 Nd4+ 22. Kc3 Ke4 23. Kc4 Ngf3 24. Nc5+ Ke5 25. Bc8 Nc2 26. Ng3
Ne3+ 27. Kd3 Nd5 28. Bb7 Ng5 29. Ke2 Nf4+ 30. Ke3 Nd5+ 31. Kd2 Nf3+ 32. Ke2
Nd4+ 33. Ke1 Nf3+ 34. Kf2 Nd2 35. Ke2 Nb1 36. Kd3 Na3 37. Nd7+ Ke6 38. Nb8 Kd6
39. Na6 Ke5 40. Nc5 Nf4+ 41. Kc3 Nb5+ 42. Kb4 Nd6 43. Bh1 Kd4 44. Nd7 Ke3 45.
Ba8 Kf2 46. Nh1+ Ke3 47. Nf6 Kd4 48. Kb3 Nf5 49. Nf2 Nd3 50. Nh3 Nc5+ 51. Kc2
Ke5 52. Nh5 Ne3+ 53. Kd2 Nd5 54. Nf2 *

The Fen itself tells us the game went to 54 moves!



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