Author: Jeremiah Penery
Date: 07:23:38 10/13/99
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On October 13, 1999 at 05:15:18, Bernhard Bauer wrote: >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??? Probably. I should've looked at the line more carefully before posting it. :/ I'll look at it more carefully a bit later, and find out what's really going on. :) Jeremiah
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