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Subject: Re: interesting position

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 10:41:22 11/23/05

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On November 23, 2005 at 13:00:28, David Dahlem wrote:

>[D]8/1p1kp2Q/2np4/1p2bpB1/8/3q3P/5PP1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
>
>What is the best move for White in this position? Can White draw? This is very
>deep, and difficult for computer programs. :-)
>
>Regards
>Dave

This is from Garry Kasparov vs The World..but this actual position never arose.

[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Date "1999.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "The World"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.O-O g6
8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bg7 10.Nde2 Qe6 11.Nd5 Qxe4 12.Nc7+ Kd7 13.Nxa8 Qxc4
14.Nb6+ axb6 15.Nc3 Ra8 16.a4 Ne4 17.Nxe4 Qxe4 18.Qb3 f5 19.Bg5 Qb4
20.Qf7 Be5 21.h3 Rxa4 22.Rxa4 Qxa4 23.Qxh7 Bxb2 24.Qxg6 Qe4 25.Qf7 Bd4
26.Qb3 f4 27.Qf7 Be5 28.h4 b5 29.h5 Qc4 30.Qf5+ Qe6 31.Qxe6+ Kxe6 32.g3
fxg3 33.fxg3 b4 34.Bf4 Bd4+ 35.Kh1 b3 36.g4 Kd5 37.g5 e6 38.h6 Ne7
39.Rd1 e5 40.Be3 Kc4 41.Bxd4 exd4 42.Kg2 b2 43.Kf3 Kc3 44.h7 Ng6 45.Ke4
Kc2 46.Rh1 d3 47.Kf5 b1=Q 48.Rxb1 Kxb1 49.Kxg6 d2 50.h8=Q d1=Q 51.Qh7 b5
52.Kf6+ Kb2 53.Qh2+ Ka1 54.Qf4 b4 55.Qxb4 Qf3+ 56.Kg7 d5 57.Qd4+ Kb1
58.g6 Qe4 59.Qg1+ Kb2 60.Qf2+ Kc1 61.Kf6 d4 62.g7 1-0

The closest position to yours is this.

[D]8/1p1kpQ2/1pnp4/5pB1/3bq3/7P/5PP1/5RK1 w - - 0 26

Or are you playing a little joke?;-)

Terry



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