Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 12:44:47 07/26/99
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On July 26, 1999 at 15:01:30, Sune Larsson wrote: >On the German page I found an interesting endgame from a Fernpartie some >years ago. The author wonders if someone has a Spitzenprogramme to prove a >win for white. Or is it a draw ? > >8/7p/7k/6p1/2r1P1P1/R3K3/7P/8 w - - 0 1 > >White: Ke3 Ra3 Pawns: e4,g4,h2 > >Black: Kh6 Rc4 Pawns: g5,h7 > >It's white's move. > >The Fernpartie ended in a draw. If there is a win, it is more than 20 plies away. Reading job: W: Ke3 Ra3 Pe4 Pg4 Ph2 (5) B: Kh6 Rc4 Pg5 Ph7 (4) FEN: 8/7p/7k/6p1/2r1P1P1/R3K3/7P/8 w - - analysing (mate in 10 moves): No solution in 10 moves. refu 1: Ra6+ Kg7 [ 9-] refu 2: h3 Re4:+ [ 9-] refu 3: h4 Re4:+ [ 9-] refu 4: e5 Rc3+ [ 9-] solu 1: Re4+ [ 9+] refu 5: Rb3 Re4:+ [ 9-] refu 6: Rc3 Rc3:+ [ 9-] refu 7: Rd3 Re4:+ [ 9-] refu 8: Ra4 Rc3+ [ 9-] refu 9: Ra5 Rc3+ [ 9-] refu 10: Ra7 Rc3+ [ 9-] refu 11: Ra8 Rc3+ [ 9-] refu 12: Ra2 Rc3+ [ 9-] refu 13: Ra1 Rc3+ [ 9-] refu 14: Kf3 Rc3+ [ 9-] refu 15: Kd3 Rd4+ [ 9-] refu 16: Ke2 Rc2+ [ 9-] refu 17: Kd2 Rd4+ [ 9-] refu 18: Kf2 Rc2+ [ 9-] Time (user) = 537.00 sec (ca. 8.9 min)
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