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Subject: Re: Ferret Shredder draw, but was there a win there for Ferret?

Author: Klaus Evers

Date: 11:03:08 06/18/99

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On June 18, 1999 at 13:49:14, KarinsDad wrote:

>On June 18, 1999 at 13:30:37, Klaus Evers wrote:
>
>>
>>On June 18, 1999 at 13:13:33, KarinsDad wrote:
>>
>>>Could those of you with program check out the game with your programs starting
>>>at move 69? I do not have the FEN, you will have to get it from Paderborn.
>>>
>>>It seems to me that there may be a win there for Ferret, but I'm not sure if
>>>Ferret's 70th move was accurate.
>>>
>>>Please check it out and let me know.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>KarinsDad :)
>>
>>well, we wer dicussing that in a german ng too. I thought of
>>69 a7 Rh7
>>70Kxe4 Re7 +
>>
>>but it doesn't work, because wK has to go to b6. black will check him all the
>>time, and if wK hides on the a-column or 6th row, then bR goes back to h7 and
>>takes a nap. nothig happens.
>>
>>CU!
>>Klaus
>
>I was thinking of:
>
>69 Rb7 Re5
>70 a7 Ra5
>71 Kxe4
>
>and I thought that the white king may be able to get to the a file before the
>black king.
>
>69 Rb7 Re8
>70 a7 Ra8
>71 Kxe4
>
>ditto here
>
>69 Rb7 Re6
>70 a7 Re8
>71 Rb6+ Rxb6
>72 a8/Q
>
>and if Rb6+ is not best (but it seems good enough to win), the white king can
>still try to get to the a file first.
>
>KarinsDad :)

see my posting before, I had the same idea:

how about
70 ...   Re6
71 a7  Ra6
72 Rb6+ Rxb6
73 a8=Q Re6

can white win that position?
definitely YES, if the bp would stand on e5.
but it is on e4!

what do you think?

bye
K.E.



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