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Subject: Re: Did Rebel Escape a Loss here?

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 17:03:36 08/28/99

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On August 28, 1999 at 11:10:46, Mark Rawlings wrote:

>On August 28, 1999 at 10:14:51, Howard Exner wrote:
>
>>On August 28, 1999 at 08:03:19, odell hall wrote:
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>> This game was played at Santa Domingo last year, Time control was 40/2.
>>>At move 36. Rebel played Bxe4? Accordinging to all my programs this move should
>>>lose. Not being real great at endgames I cannot be so sure. Maybe someone with
>>>the crafty endgame tablebases can say for sure. Did the fide Master go astray or
>>>did Rebel simply produce an endgame brilliancy? Here is the epd for the Crucial
>>>position, as well as the complete game.`
>>
>>I have this game in my collection also but it has the player's colors
>>reversed. So actually Rebel is the player of the black pieces and won
>>this game according to the info in my database. In playing over
>>the game this looks like how Rebel plays as black. Also my Rebel 10 does not
>>consider the move Bxe4. It looks more like a move a human would play in time
>>trouble.
>>>
>>>8/K5pp/8/2pk4/4p3/2P4n/PPB2P2/8 w - - id REBEL 10 400MHZ 128 - NM JUAN ML.
>>>JAQUEZ; bm c2e4;
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>[Event "4ta. COPA SAMANEL"]
>>>[Site "?"]
>>>[Date "1998.12.20"]
>>>[Round "?"]
>>>[White "REBEL 10 400MHZ 128"]
>>>[Black "NM JUAN ML. JAQUEZ"]
>>>[Result "1-0"]
>>>[WhiteElo "2555"]
>>>[BlackElo "2205"]
>>>[ECO "B01"]
>>>
>>>1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Bc4 Bf5 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O
>>>e6 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Rd8 12. Rad1 Bb4 13. Ne4
>>>Nxe4 14. Qxe4 O-O 15. Bb3 Nf6 16. Qe2 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Rxd6 18. c3 Rfd8 19.
>>>Rfe1 b6 20. Qe5 c5 21. dxc5 Qxc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 23. Rxd6 Rxd6 24. Rd1 Rxd1+
>>>25. Bxd1 Kf8 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. Ke2 e5 28. Kd3 Nd5 29. g3 f5 30. Kc4 Kd6 31.
>>>Kb5 e4 32. Ka6 f4 33. gxf4 Nxf4 34. Bc2 Kd5 35. Kxa7 Nxh3 36. Bxe4+ Kxe4
>>>37. b4 cxb4 38. cxb4 Nxf2 39. b5 Kd5 40. b6 Nd3 41. b7 Ne5 42. Kb6 Nd7+
>>>43. Kc7 Nc5 44. b8=N h5 45. Nc6 h4 46. Ne7+ Ke4 47. Kc6 Nd3 1-0
>
>
>Looks like white missed a draw on move 44:
>
>end-game phase
>              clearing hash tables
>              time surplus   3:35  time limit 10.00 (1:00)
>          s   depth   time  score   variation (1)
>               10     1.30     ++   44. a4!!
>               10     3.33  -2.60   44. a4 h5 45. a5 Kc4 46. b8=N Kb5 47.
>                                    Kd6 Nb7+ 48. Ke6 Nxa5 49. Nd7
>               10->   3.36  -2.60   44. a4 h5 45. a5 Kc4 46. b8=N Kb5 47.
>                                    Kd6 Nb7+ 48. Ke6 Nxa5 49. Nd7
>               11     3.96     ++   44. a4!!
>               11->   7.74  -2.21   44. a4 h5 45. a5 Kc4 46. b8=N Kb5 47.
>                                    Kd6 Nb7+ 48. Ke6 Nxa5 49. Nd7
>               12     8.33     --   44. a4
>               12     9.77     ++   44. a4!!
>               12    33.72   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               12->  34.47   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               13    35.28   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               13->  36.30   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               14    38.47   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               14->  40.43   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               15    42.51   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               15->  44.66   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               16    49.78   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               16->  57.91   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               17     1:05   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               17->   1:16   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               18     1:26   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               18->   1:40   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               19     2:11   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               19->   2:55   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               20     3:36   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               20->   5:07   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+
>               21     6:17   0.00   44. a4 Na6+ 45. Kb6 Nb8 46. Kc7 Na6+

Yes I think a4 will lead to a draw. The Line Rebel suggests at around 20 seconds
on an AMD K-233 is 1. a4 g5 2. a5 g4 3.b8=Q which eventually leads to a KQP
vs KQ ending where black has perpetual check.



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