Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 08:35:03 03/18/99
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On March 17, 1999 at 06:49:32, Steffen Jakob wrote: >Hi, > >this is the EPD of ECE position #3 (from the epd file which I downloaded from >Dann's ftp site): > >3R4/8/8/8/8/6K1/4p3/4k3 w - - bm Re8; id "ECE3.0003"; > >This position is a draw, right?! Therefore almost any move (well, besides Re2 >and Re1) are best moves. So this positions doesn't seem to be a good test >position. Did I miss something? I just began to examine the ECE suite... > >Greetings, >Steffen. I am not sure the position is drawn. After 1. Kf3 Kf1 2. Rh8 e1=N+ white is up with a rook against knight. A simple tablebase probe can tell us if this position is drawn or won for white. At any rate, 1. Kf3 gives practical chances to win and should be considered a best move (I do not know where you got Re8). Greeting, José.
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