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Subject: Re: Interesting endgame -- does any commercial program get it right?

Author: blass uri

Date: 11:28:38 08/01/99

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On August 01, 1999 at 09:04:43, Michael de la Maza wrote:

>Plaskett-Pinter ended in the following position
>4k3/2r5/8/p1Pp4/1P1KpP2/2PpN3/6PP/8 w - -
>when Plaskett resigned.
>
>I've run half a dozen freeware engines (Der Bringer, Rebel Decade, Crafty, etc.)
>on this position for half an hour and all of them show white with a two pawn
>(approximately) advantage.
>
>However, when I auto-play, black always wins.
>
>Question: Does any commercial program get this right?

I think that Plaskett resigned too early.

I do not see a win for black after 1.bxa5 d2 2.Nd1 Ra7 3.Ke3 Rxa5 4.Kxd2 Ra2+
5.Ke1 Rxg2 6.Ne3 Rxh2 7.Nxd5 Kd7 8.Nf6+

Maybe black can play better but there is at least a practical chance that black
will go for this line.

Uri



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