Author: Bernhard Bauer
Date: 02:15:18 10/13/99
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On October 12, 1999 at 20:56:46, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >On October 12, 1999 at 08:47:57, Bernhard Bauer wrote: > >>Hallo, >> >> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ >> 8 | | | | | | | *K| | >> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ >> 7 | | R | | | | | | | >> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ >> 6 | | | | | | | P | *P| >> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ >> 5 | | | | *R| *B| *P| | P | >> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ >> 4 | | P | | | | B | | | >> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ >> 3 | | | | | | | K | | >> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ >> 2 | | | | | | | | | >> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ >> 1 | | | | | | | | | >> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ >> a b c d e f g h >>FEN: 6k/1R/6Pp/3rbp1P/1P3B/6K/8/8 w >> >>this is a position from Nisipeanu vs. Khalifman, Las Vegas, tie-break, game 2. >> >>Question: which program can solve this position? >>IMHO no program can do, but who knows, so I ask. >>G. Kasparov calls it a mutual Zugzvang position and in the variant he gives the >>white rook is hold in prison. >>The best move G. K. gives is Kf3 !! > >What about this line, given by my modified Crafty 16.18 after 440 minutes: > >15 440:54 0.00 1. Kf3 Rd3+ 2. Kg2 Bxf4 3. Rh7 Rd1 > 4. Kf2 Rd2+ 5. Kf3 Bd6 6. Re7 Be5 7. > Re8+ Kg7 8. Rd8 Rd3+ 9. Kg2 Rd2+ 10. > Kf3 > >Is this really a draw, or can White improve? > >Jeremiah This line looks crazy. I suppose you havn't looked at this line allready. May be something in your modified version is broken. 1. Kf3 Rd3+ 2. Kg2?? Bxf4 3. Rh7 Rd1 4. Kf2 Rd2+ 5. Kf3 Bd6 6. Re7??? Be5??? 7.Re8+ Kg7 8. Rd8??? Rd3+??? 9. Kg2??? Rd2+??? 10.Kf3??? Kind regards Bernhard
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