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

Author: KarinsDad

Date: 11:05:39 06/18/99

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On June 18, 1999 at 13:53:09, Klaus Evers wrote:

>
>On June 18, 1999 at 13:38:07, 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 :)
>>
>>yeah, maybe
>>70Rb7 Re8
>>71 a7 Ra8
>>72 Kxe4
>>and wK goes over to b6
>>
>>that's it, isn't it???
>>
>>CU!
>>K.E.
>
>
>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.

See my other post. This variation is listed there (without the 73 ... Re6 move)
and a five piece tablebase (kqkrp) may find a win here for white.

But black is not forced to play 70 ... Re6. I think black is just required to
stay on the e file, but not e7.

KarinsDad :)



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