Author: Pete R.
Date: 08:30:42 07/29/99
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On July 28, 1999 at 20:53:32, Dann Corbit wrote: >On July 28, 1999 at 20:44:22, Pete R. wrote: > >>The following position is a critical endgame that might be forced, except GMs >>differ as to the assessment. Some think white will win, others think it is a >>sweep for black and his pawns will promote before white's h pawn can achieve the >>same goal. I have studied the position quite a bit with Fritz 5.32, but Fritz >>is often a bit blind to the promotion threat of white's h pawn. I intend to >>pound it overnight with Crafty 16.12 and the 4-man tablebases. If someone else >>has the 5-man pieces that might help. Dr. Hyatt's machine would be nice. ;) Or >>better yet, ask Roman to help us decide- who wins this endgame?!? :) The fate of >>the game can hinge on it, and if black is winning here then the World may win as >>well. >> >>8/1p1kpQ2/1pnp4/5pB1/4q3/7P/1b3PP1/5RK1 b - - >Computers have no chance to best Kasparov at this position. >How will a human help? Will he beat Kasparov OTB? Not OTB of course, Kasparov is playing a game of correspondence chess against the world (zone.msn.com/kasparov). Computers have already had a significant impact, refuting some analysis presented by GMs, rehabilitating other lines that they had rejected. Over the next few days a critical junction will be reached in the game, where there is a certain probability that the World could steer the game toward the position above. Naturally the critical question is whether this is worth doing. Opinion is split on whether the position favors white or black, and without coming to a concensus it would be foolhardy to attempt to reach it. But we have a couple of days. Roman Dzindzichashvili did approve the World's choice of a surprise move on move 18. His analysis of this endgame would certainly be an influence. Programs have a hard time accurately assessing the race between white's h pawn and black's passed pawns, so I think his opinion would be worth more. Interesting, highly complicated game in any case.
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